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MAFLD with central obesity is associated with increased risk of colorectal adenoma and high-risk adenoma
ObjectiveTo analyze the risk factors associated with colorectal adenoma and to investigate the associations of metabolism-related fatty liver disease...
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Application of the extended parallel process model and risk perception attitude framework to obesity knowledge and obesity prevention behaviors among Korean adults
BackgroundPerceiving oneself as obese has been associated with weight loss attempts. However, such a perception may not sufficiently drive...
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Elucidating pathways to pediatric obesity: a study evaluating obesity polygenic risk scores related to appetitive traits in children
Background/ObjectivesObesity polygenic risk scores (PRS) explain substantial variation in body mass index (BMI), yet associations between PRSs and...
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Childhood Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Purpose of ReviewThe global epidemic of youth-onset obesity is tightly linked to the rising burden of cardiometabolic disease across the lifespan....
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Obesity and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases
The prevalence of obesity has reached pandemic proportions, and now approximately 25% of adults in Westernized countries have obesity. Recognized as...
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Obesity risk in young adults from the Jerusalem Perinatal Study (JPS): the contribution of polygenic risk and early life exposure
Background/ObjectivesThe effects of early life exposures on offspring life-course health are well established. This study assessed whether adding...
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Early-life famine exposure, adulthood obesity patterns, and risk of low-energy fracture
Malnutrition in early life increases the risk of osteoporosis, but the association of early-life undernutrition combined with adulthood obesity...
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Obesity phenotypes and cardiovascular risk: From pathophysiology to clinical management
Obesity epidemic reached the dimensions of a real global health crisis with more than one billion people worldwide living with obesity. Multiple...
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Obesity and Lung Disease A Guide to Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and Management
This new edition provides a fully updated guide to obesity’s relation to lung disease. Over forty percent of the U.S. population is obese, and...
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Childhood obesity and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study
BackgroundMidlife obesity is a modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. However, the association between childhood obesity and Alzheimer’s...
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The age of the obesity onset is a very important factor for the development of metabolic complications and cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents with severe obesity
Severe obesity defined as BMI value corresponding to an adult > 40 kg/m 2 affects 1–5% of children and adolescents in Europe. The purpose of this...
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Obesity as a risk factor in atrial fibrillation and heart failure
ObjectivesThe aim of this article is to provide an insight into the role of obesity as a risk factor, and as a potential etiologic agent of atrial...
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The Uterine Environment and Childhood Obesity Risk: Mechanisms and Predictions
Purpose of ReviewChildhood obesity is a growing health problem in many populations, hence the urgent need to unravel the underlying mechanisms. Some...
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Obesity as pleiotropic risk state for metabolic and mental health throughout life
Obesity, a highly prevalent disorder and central diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome, is linked to mental health by clinical observations and...
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Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Among South Asian Americans
Purpose of ReviewSouth Asian Americans experience higher cardiometabolic risk and disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
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Mutational landscape of risk variants in comorbid depression and obesity: a next-generation sequencing approach
Major depression (MD) and obesity are complex genetic disorders that are frequently comorbid. However, the study of both diseases concurrently...
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Association of obesity with cardiovascular disease in the absence of traditional risk factors
BackgroundThe association between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people without traditional CVD risk factors is unclear. This study...
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Sarcopenic Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: An Overlooked but High-Risk Syndrome
Purpose of ReviewSarcopenic obesity (SO), defined as the coexistence of excess fat mass and reduced skeletal muscle mass and strength, has emerged as...
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Risk Stratification and Treatment of Obesity for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we discuss contemporary and emerging approaches for risk stratification and management of excess adiposity for the...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences May Dampen the Protective Role of Sleep Duration on Adolescent Obesity Risk
The purpose of this study was to explore Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a moderator between sleep duration/irregularity and...
