An increase in fat mass is considered to be an important risk factor for the worldwide
increase in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, for a given fat mass, there …

A BMI in the normal range associates with a decreased risk of cardiometabolic disease and
all-cause mortality. However, not all subjects in this BMI range have this low risk. Compared …

Metabolic complications such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and altered fat distribution
(loss of subcutaneous fat and relatively increased central fat) are common in adults infected …

ContextTenofovir disoproxil fumarate (DF) is a once-daily nucleotide analogue reverse
transcriptase inhibitor. ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of tenofovir DF …

Lipodystrophy is a medical condition characterized by complete or partial loss of adipose
tissue. Not infrequently, lipodystrophy occurs in combination with pathological accumulation …

This paper reviews the incidence, pathogenetic mechanisms and management strategies of
diabetes mellitus in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired …

The technique of body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been
used for several years in the research environment. Its ability to accurately and precisely …

Abstract Changes in fat distribution, dyslipidemia, disordered glucose metabolism, and lactic
acidosis have emerged as significant challenges to the treatment of human …

Background Metabolic abnormalities are common in HIV-infected individuals on
antiretroviral therapy (ART), but the biochemical details and underlying mechanisms of …

The metabolic syndrome has its origins in 1923 when Kylin1 described a syndrome
involving hypertension, hyperglycaemia and hyperuricaemia. In the 1940s Vague2 wrote …