The increasing incidence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome is disturbing. The activation
of inflammatory pathways, used normally as host defence, reminds the seriousness of this …

Abdominal obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and recent studies
highlight a key role of adipose tissue dysfunction, inflammation, and aberrant adipokine …

The underlying pathophysiology of the metabolic syndrome is the subject of debate, with
both insulin resistance and obesity considered as important factors. We evaluated the …

There is extensive evidence supporting the interference of inflammatory activation with
metabolism. Obesity, mainly visceral obesity, is associated with a low‐grade inflammatory …

The metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors of metabolic origin that are accompanied
by increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. These risk factors …

Background: The associations of different adiposity indicators and short-term adiposity
change with diabetes risk are not fully elucidated. Objective: We aimed to assess the …

Our purpose in this study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture therapy on body
weight and on levels of the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein …

Visceral obesity is associated with insulin resistance, but the association of other regional
adipose depots with insulin resistance is not understood. In HIV infection, buffalo hump …

OBJECTIVE—Mesenteric fat, a reflection of visceral adiposity, may play an important role in
the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In this study …

OBJETIVO: Identificar e propor os melhores pontos de corte da circunferência da cintura
(CCp) para diagnosticar obesidade central numa população brasileira; compará-los …