A wealth of clinical and epidemiological evidence has linked obesity to a broad spectrum of
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including coronary heart disease, heart failure …

Obesity is a growing global health concern, with a rapid increase being observed in morbid
obesity. Obesity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk and earlier onset of …

Energy metabolism is a basic and general process, by which the body acquires and uses
energy to maintain normal function, and taurine plays a vital role in energy metabolism …

The dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity and its strong association with
cardiovascular disease have resulted in unprecedented interest in understanding the effects …

Insulin has important vascular actions to stimulate production of nitric oxide from
endothelium. This leads to capillary recruitment, vasodilation, increased blood flow, and …

Obesity is currently one of the greatest public health issues worldwide. However, despite its
known deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system and its association with numerous …

Objectives: the conditions of obesity and overweight pose a major risk for a number of
comorbidities, including clinical syndromes resulting from atherosclerotic disease. Recent …

Although neurohumoral antagonism has successfully reduced heart failure morbidity and
mortality, the residual disability and death rate remains unacceptably high. Though …

Adiponectin is the most abundant peptide secreted by adipocytes, being a key component in
the interrelationship between adiposity, insulin resistance and inflammation. Central obesity …

Accumulating research in rodents and humans indicates that exercise benefits brain function
and may prevent or delay onset of neurodegenerative conditions. In particular, exercise …