Background & Aims Celiac disease is a major public health problem worldwide. Although
initially it was reported from countries with predominant Caucasian populations, it now has …

Obesity usually is associated with morbidity related to diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular
diseases. However, there are many gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases for which obesity …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is characterized
by 6 striking features: increasing incidence, male predominance, lack of preventive …

Background & Aims Central adiposity has been implicated as a risk factor for Barrett's
esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), possibly promoting the …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease but the
second cause of death among NAFLD patients are attributed to malignancies at both …

Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most commonly diagnosed
gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related death …

Obesity is among the fastest growing diseases worldwide; treatment is inadequate, and
associated disorders, including gastrointestinal cancers, have high morbidity and mortality …

Excess visceral adiposity is associated with increased gastrointestinal cancer risk. Evidence
suggests that the systemic inflammation and dysmetabolism observed in visceral obesity …

Obesity leads to many diseases including hypercholesterolemia, type-2 diabetes,
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. It is the fastest-growing lethal disease in …

Introduction Increases in the rates of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have paralleled
rises in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Despite not being fully understood …