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Liver structural injury in leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mice: lipogenesis, fibrogenesis, inflammation, and apoptosis

Int. j. morphol; 39 (3), 2021
SUMMARY: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) might progress the steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), reaching a cirrhosis state and possibly hepatocellular carcinoma. The liver of three-month-old C57BL/6J mice (wild-type, WT group, n=10) and leptin- deficient obese mice (ob/ob group, n=...

Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents with obesity: a meta-analysis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 97 (3), 2021
Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in obese children and adolescents when compared to eutrophic controls. Methods Systematic review with meta-analysis covering studies with patients aged 0-18 years old diagnosed with obesity and vitamin D deficiency and control group ...

Correlation of overweight condition and obesity with mortality by COVID-19 in Brazil's state capitals

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the correlation between the prevalence of overweight condition and obesity with mortality rates due to COVID-19 in Brazil's state capitals. Materials and methods: This is an ecological study, whose units of analysis were the 26 state capitals and the Federal District of ...

Reference Equation for the Six-Minute Walk Test in Brazilian Patients with Obesity

Abstract Background: Obesity has repercussions on functional capacity (FC). The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a useful tool for assessing submaximal FC, and the distance reached at 6 minutes of walking (D6MW) is a relevant prognostic marker. Objective: This paper aims to establish a reference equation...

Relación de la composición corporal y la velocidad de procesamiento cognitivo en estudiantes universitarios. Un estudio transversal

NOVA publ. cient; 19 (36), 2021
Resumen Introducción. Existe una amplia discusión acerca del papel de la composición corporal en el desarrollo de funciones cognitivas como la velocidad de procesamiento (VPC), especialmente sobre la masa grasa. Además, pocos estudios -especialmente en Colombia- han explorado dicha relación en univ...

Weight stigma and health - Repercussions on the health of adolescents and adults: integrative review of the literature

J. bras. psiquiatr; 70 (2), 2021
OBJECTIVE: To conduct an integrative review in order to understand the repercussions of the social stigma of overweight on the health of adults and adolescents. METHODS: The international protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis studies PRISMA was adopted to guide the writing of this review. The ...

Efecto de un producto natural a base de Amaranto, Quinua y Tarwi sobre el perfil Lipídico en pacientes con obesidad y diabetes Mellitus tipo 2

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 9 (1), 2021
INTRODUCCIÓN: la obesidad es una enfermedad crónica que conlleva a la aparición de enfermedades cardiovasculares y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2). Pacientes con sobrepeso, obesidad o DM2 presentan generalmente un perfil lipídico con niveles sanguíneos elevados de colesterol, triglicéridos, LDL (lip...

Diabetes mellitus, obesidad, cáncer y la necesidad de nuevas estrategias de prevención
Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Cancer and the Need for New Prevention Strategies

Durante los últimos años ha cobrado especial importancia la relación entre la diabetes mellitus (DM) y el cáncer, la cual ha sido reconocida por las guías de la American Diabetes Association1 y referida recientemente en el 9no Atlas de la Federación Internacional de Diabetes (IDF; por sus siglas en...

Asociación entre adiposidad y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 según nivel educacional en población chilena: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (6), 2021
Background: Adiposity and education are two independent risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, there is limited evidence whether both education and adiposity are associated with T2D in an additive manner in the Chilean population. Aim: To investigate the joint association between adiposity and ...