Obesity and diabetes as high‐risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19)

Y Zhou, J Chi, W Lv, Y Wang - Diabetes/metabolism research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19) has become an evolving
worldwide health crisis. With the rising prevalence of obesity and diabetes has come an …

Obesity I: Overview and molecular and biochemical mechanisms

RH Lustig, D Collier, C Kassotis, TA Roepke… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Obesity is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by excess body fat. Its prevalence
has increased globally since the 1970s, and the number of obese and overweight people is …

Influenza and obesity: its odd relationship and the lessons for COVID-19 pandemic

L Luzi, MG Radaelli - Acta diabetologica, 2020 - Springer
Aims Analyze the relationship between obesity and influenza. Methods Basal hormone
milieu, defective response of both innate and adaptive immune system and sedentariness …

Gene therapy leaves a vicious cycle

R Goswami, G Subramanian, L Silayeva… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The human genetic code encrypted in thousands of genes holds the secret for synthesis of
proteins that drive all biological processes necessary for normal life and death. Though the …

The epidemiology of obesity: a big picture

A Hruby, FB Hu - Pharmacoeconomics, 2015 - Springer
The epidemic of overweight and obesity presents a major challenge to chronic disease
prevention and health across the life course around the world. Fueled by economic growth …

[PDF][PDF] Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

NK Güngör - Journal of clinical research in pediatric …, 2014 - jag.journalagent.com
Obesity among children, adolescents and adults has emerged as one of the most serious
public health concerns in the 21st century. The worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity …

Novel noninvasive approaches to the treatment of obesity: from pharmacotherapy to gene therapy

AM Angelidi, MJ Belanger, A Kokkinos… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Recent insights into the pathophysiologic underlying mechanisms of obesity have led to the
discovery of several promising drug targets and novel therapeutic strategies to address the …

Physiological adaptations to weight loss and factors favouring weight regain

FL Greenway - International journal of obesity, 2015 - nature.com
Obesity is a major global health problem and predisposes individuals to several
comorbidities that can affect life expectancy. Interventions based on lifestyle modification (for …

Childhood obesity

JC Han, DA Lawlor, SYS Kimm - The lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity has increased greatly during the past three
decades. The increasing occurrence in children of disorders such as type 2 diabetes is …

Causes of obesity

SM Wright, LJ Aronne - Abdominal Radiology, 2012 - Springer
The prevalence of obesity has been rising steadily over the last several decades and is
currently at unprecedented levels: more than 68% of US adults are considered overweight …