Obesity, a social problem worldwide, is characterized by an increase in body weight that
results in excessive fat accumulation. Obesity is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and …

Obesity is a chronic disease of multifactorial origin and can be defined as an increase in the
accumulation of body fat. Adipose tissue is not only a triglyceride storage organ, but studies …

Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States and in other developed and
developing countries. The prevalence of obesity is increasing not only in adults, but …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a clinicopathologic entity increasingly
recognized as a major health burden in developed countries. It includes a spectrum of liver …

Background Betaine is the trimethyl derivative of glycine and is normally present in human
plasma due to dietary intake and endogenous synthesis in liver and kidney. Betaine is …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of hepatic pathology,
ranging from simple steatosis (also called nonalcoholic fatty liver or NAFL) in its most benign …

CONTEXT: Due to its good correlation to glycemic clamp, HOMA-IR has been widely utilized
as insulin resistance index in clinical and epidemiological studies involving non-alcoholic …

Aucubin (AU) is the main active ingredient of Aucuba japonica which has showed many
positive effects such as anti‐inflammation and liver protection. Non‐alcoholic fatty liver …

The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is rapidly increasing worldwide. However, the
pathogenesis of T2DM has not yet been well explained. Recent evidence suggests that the …

Fatty liver disease comprises a spectrum of conditions (simple hepatic steatosis,
steatohepatitis with inflammatory changes, and end-stage liver disease with fibrosis and …