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Dyslipidemia and maternal obesity: Prematurity and neonatal prognosis

Summary Objective: To identify the changes caused by dyslipidemia and obesity in pregnancy suggesting causes for premature birth, and the prognosis for the newborn. Method: Systematic review based on the Medline, Lilacs, Embase and Cochrane library databases between 1996 and 2016. The search for studie...

Metabolic syndrome, C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in psoriasis patients: a cross-sectional study

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Psoriasis has been associated with co-morbidities and elevated cardiovascular risk. Objectives: To analyze the relationships among metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk, C-reactive protein, gender, and Psoriasis severity. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, plaque Psoriasis...

Influence of nutritional status, laboratory parameters and dietary patterns upon urinary acid excretion in calcium stone formers

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) are associated with low urinary pH and represent risk factors for nephrolithiasis, especially composed by uric acid. Acidogenic diets may also contribute to a reduction of urinary pH. Propensity for calcium oxalate precipitation has been shown t...

Cardiovascular risk in rural workers and its relation with body mass index

ABSTRACT Objective Evaluate the propensity of cardiovascular risk in rural workers and, through the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), relate this risk with the classification of Body Mass Index (BMI). Subjects and methods This study is characterized as descriptive and exploratory, with the participation of ...

The relationship between of ACE I/D and the MTHFR C677T polymorphisms in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population of Brazilian obese patients

ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the frequencies of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphisms in obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Subjects and methods The...

Uso de la cinética del consumo de oxígeno para la evaluación de la capacidad cardiorrespiratoria en pacientes con obesidad

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
Background: The evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness (RCC) using maximal or peak oxygen consumption (VO2), requires a high level of effort in obese patients. We propose a method to evaluate RCC using constant and moderate loads, called VO2 kinetics (tau). Aim: To determine the relationship between ta...

Prevalencia del Síndrome Metabólico en pacientes internadas en el Servicio de Ginecología del Hospital Central. Instituto de Previsión Social, Enero-Junio 2017

Introducción: El Síndrome Metabólico (SM) es una epidemia y un problema de salud pública, debido a la creciente prevalencia de obesidad y estilos de vida poco saludables. Está asociado a un incremento de 5 veces de riesgo de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, y de 2 a 3 veces de aumento en el riesgo de enfer...

Oxidized and electronegative low-density lipoprotein as potential biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in obese adolescents

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate biomarkers associated with early cardiometabolic risk in obese adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 137 adolescents of both sexes aged 10 to 19 years divided into a normal weight group (NW) (n=69) and an obese group (OB) (n=68). RESULTS: As expected, obesity...

Restrição dietética de magnésio associada à dieta hiperlipídica: implicações sobre a homeostase do mineral e sensibilidade à insulina

A resistência dos tecidos à ação da insulina é uma das principais complicações do excesso de peso. O aumento da gordura corporal, decorrente do consumo excessivo de nutrientes, é acompanhado por um quadro de inflamação crônica de baixa intensidade que está relacionado com a fisiopatologia da ...

Efeito do consumo de castanhas-do-brasil (Bertholettia excelsa H.B.K. ) sobre os biomarcadores inflamatórios e o estado nutricional relativo ao selênio de mulheres obesas

A inflamação e o estresse oxidativo são processos que ocorrem simultaneamente na obesidade e contribuem para o aumento da síntese de mediadores inflamatórios e de espécies reativas de oxigênio e nitrogênio. O mineral selênio (Se), cuja principal fonte alimentar é a castanha-do-brasil, possui pr...