Managing the pandemic of obesity: siding with the fox or the hedgehog?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery has a considerable effect on weight loss. A positive relation of exercise and weight loss has been described before. However, the mode of exercise and its timing pre- or postoperatively or a combination remains unclear. METHODS:A multi-database search was conducted. Identified articles wer...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Pouwels S,Wit M,Teijink JA,Nienhuijs SW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:No long-term studies of renal function evolution in morbidly obese (MO) patients after weight loss are available. The aim of our work was to ascertain the long-term influence of drastic weight reduction on renal function in MO patients with obesity-related glomerular lesions. METHODS:92 MO patients with normal re...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Serra A,Esteve A,Navarro-Díaz M,López D,Bancu I,Romero R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, the two most common bariatric procedures are laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). Long-term data comparing the two interventions in terms of their effect on body composition and bone mass density (BMD) are scarce. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Bühler J,Rast S,Beglinger C,Peterli R,Peters T,Gebhart M,Meyer-Gerspach AC,Wölnerhanssen BK

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Abdominal obesity is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). AIM:To compare the distance between the lower edge of xiphisternum and the center of the umbilicus (XUD) with other anthropometric measurements in predicting risk factors for CVD. METHODS:A random sample of 4,485 (m...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Katulanda P,Jayawardena MA,Sheriff MH,Matthews DR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the past two decades, urbanization in many Asian countries has led to sedentary lifestyle and overnutrition, which has set the stage for the epidemic of obesity. Those who have obesity during adolescence usually have obesity into adulthood, which causes many medical and psychological issues that can res...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Yang Y,Miao Q,Zhu X,Qin L,Gong W,Zhang S,Zhang Q,Lu B,Ye H,Li Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence rates of cardiometabolic risk factors vary largely among overweight children. This study investigated the relationships between dietary habits and cardiometabolic health among obese children living in a city of Northern Italy. METHODS:Dietary habits were collected in 448 obese subjects aged 6-18 ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Gilardini L,Croci M,Pasqualinotto L,Caffetto K,Invitti C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the association between overnutrition and scholastic achievement (SA). METHODS:A representative and proportional sample of 477 children of the 5th elementary school grade of both genders was randomly chosen during 2010, in the Metropolitan Region of Chile. SA was measured ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Flores OC,Orellana YZ,Leyton BD,Valenzuela RB,Barrera CR,Almagià AF,Martínez VC,Ivanovic D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to quantify the preventive potential of body weight reduction in Germany, population-attributable risks (PARs) were estimated for 13 cancer types. METHODS:PARs were calculated using body weight prevalence from a nationwide survey from 1998, cancer incidence estimates for 2010 from cancer registry da...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Wienecke A,Neuhauser H,Kraywinkel K,Barnes B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to define body fat percentiles for German children and adolescents aged 3-16 years using the largest German database. METHODS:The study population included 11,632 girls and 11,604 boys. Data were pooled from: i) Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS), acquisition period: 1996-2008, n ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Plachta-Danielzik S,Gehrke MI,Kehden B,Kromeyer-Hauschild K,Grillenberger M,Willhöft C,Bosy-Westphal A,Müller MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Malposition or misplacement of gastric bands is a rare but recognised early complication of gastric band surgery. Malposition of the band would not normally result in significant weight loss after surgery. CASE REPORT:To our knowledge, we report the first case in the English literature of a malpositioned gas...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Labib PL,Agrawal S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate differences in weight perception and self-concept of obese and lean children, and to examine parents' awareness of overweight in themselves and their children. A total of 59 obese patients aged 7-17 years and 49 of their parents from a pediatric obesity out-pati...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Rudolph H,Blüher S,Falkenberg C,Neef M,Körner A,Würz J,Kiess W,Brähler E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obesity in children and adolescents is a worldwide dramatic health problem, for which treatment is mostly unsuccessful. Therefore, prevention is the most important measure to tackle this problem. The 'EDDY' study as an interventional cohort study with a 1-year lifestyle intervention aimed to affect the lifes...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Widhalm K,Helk O,Pachinger O

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This work examines the trend in obesity and abdominal obesity in the Spanish population aged 60 years and over during the first decade of the 21st century. METHODS:We analyze data from a representative study of the Spanish population aged 60 years and older conducted in 2000-2001 and from the Study on Nutrit...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Gutiérrez-Fisac JL,León-Muñoz LM,Regidor E,Banegas J,Rodríguez-Artalejo F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Parents take an important role in a child's development, but there is currently limited information on parental correlates with children's health behaviour. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine whether parental characteristics, such as body weight, TV consumption and sport participation, affec...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Drenowatz C,Erkelenz N,Wartha O,Brandstetter S,Steinacker JM,URMEL-ICE Study Group.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cystatin C, a protein coded by CST3 gene, is implicated in adipose tissue biology. Our hypothesis is that common variants in CST3 gene could play a role in the development of corpulence during lifetime. METHODS:Two tag SNPs were selected to capture all SNPs in the CST3 region. We first investigated the assoc...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Hooton H,Dubern B,Henegar C,Paternoster L,Nohr EA,Alili R,Rousseau F,Pelloux V,Galan P,Hercberg S,Arner P,Sørensen TI,Clément K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare the effects of a low-intensity face-to-face therapy provided by a trained paediatrician to an intensive group therapy provided by a multidisciplinary team on the BMI of adolescents with obesity. METHODS:This longitudinal cohort study included 233 adolescents aged 11-18 years (mean...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Chamay-Weber C,Farpour-Lambert NJ,Saunders Gasser C,Martin XE,Gal C,Maggio AB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the excess costs of obese compared to normal-weight persons in Germany based on self-reported resource utilisation and work absence. METHODS:Five cross sectional surveys of cohort studies in southern Germany were pooled resulting in 9,070 observations for 6,731 individuals (31-96 years). BMI was ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Yates N,Teuner CM,Hunger M,Holle R,Stark R,Laxy M,Hauner H,Peters A,Wolfenstetter SB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whole-body vibration (WBV) training has been established as a useful method to improve physical fitness in obese individuals. However, the effects of WBV exercise on maximal fat oxidation (MFO) have not been examined in obese subjects yet. METHOD:MFO was eval-uated during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPE...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Emerenziani GP,Ferrari D,Fittipaldi S,Bimonte VM,Marocco C,Greco EA,Perroni F,Migliaccio S,Lenzi A,Baldari C,Guidetti L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The emergence of obesity as a distinct disease could have far reaching consequences for an organisation where optimum health and physical fitness are required for personnel to perform their occupational roles effectively. The objectives of this paper are to systematically review the literature concerning corr...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Sanderson PW,Clemes SA,Biddle SJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have metabolic disrupting abilities and are suggested to contribute to the obesity epidemic. We investigated whether serum concentrations of POPs at 8-10 years of age were associated with subsequent development of overweight at age 14-16 and 20-22 years. METHODS:The stud...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Tang-Péronard JL,Jensen TK,Andersen HR,Ried-Larsen M,Grøntved A,Andersen LB,Timmermann CA,Nielsen F,Heitmann BL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to determine opportunities and barriers regarding the management of overweight and obese children in daily practice, and to show the value of using focus groups when developing an action plan for childhood overweight management in a local context. METHODS:Seven focus groups and four...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Brink-Melis WJ,Derksen ER,Westerman MJ,Renders CM,Seidell JC,Visscher TL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even though risks are higher and long-term results may be less favorable, the elderly obese can still benefit from bariatric surgery. Whether the higher surgical risk is worth the benefits is yet to be determined. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed our database and identified all patients aged 65 or older wh...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Nevo N,Eldar SM,Lessing Y,Sabo E,Nachmany I,Hazzan D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and overuse injuries (OI) among Israel Defense Forces soldiers, in different corps. METHODS:Conscripts between 2003 and 2012, infantry, armored corps and intelligence corps (controls) were studied. OI data were taken from computerized patient records....

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Hollander NA,Finestone AS,Yofe V,Bader T,Magnezi R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed if lower than predicted serum leptin concentrations seen during weight loss persisted during weight regain, with possible implications for weight control. METHODS:115 children were investigated during a 12-week weight loss program. 90 children completed the program, and 68 children entere...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Holm JC,Gamborg M,Ward L,Ibsen KK,Gammeltoft S,Sørensen TI,Heitmann BL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, the incidence of morbid obesity is increasing, and surgery is the only effective longterm treatment. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is associated with acceptable weight loss and reduced comorbidities. It is considered a safe procedure with sporadic complications. This publication aims to de...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Weiner RA,Theodoridou S,Weiner S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the lack of sufficient data concerning the long-time results,the morbidity, and the mortality of laparoscopic sleeve resection, this operation is performed with growing enthusiasm.However, general principles of laparoscopic surgery need to be observed to ensure good results. This article describes an operative...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Djalali P,Birk D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering the large economic consequences of severe childhood obesity for the society, we aimed to conduct an economic evaluation comparing two intensive 1-year lifestyle treatments with varying inpatient periods for severely obese children and adolescents with regard to standard deviation score BMI (SDS-B...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Makkes S,van Dongen JM,Renders CM,van der Baan-Slootweg OH,Seidell JC,Bosmans JE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Increasingly, an inflammatory modulating effect of adipokines within synovial joints is being recognized. To date, there has been no work examining a potential association between the presence of adipokines in the shoulder and patient-reported outcomes. This study undertakes an investigation assessing t...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Gandhi R,Perruccio AV,Rizek R,Dessouki O,Evans HM,Mahomed NN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As long-term results of conservative treatment for obesity are discouraging, bariatric surgery is becoming a treatment option for extremely obese adolescents. However, mental and behavioral problems need to be respected when treating this vulnerable target group. METHODS:A detailed systematic literature revi...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Herget S,Rudolph A,Hilbert A,Blüher S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nutritional program, which is characterized by a different modulation of proteins, in adult patients with sarcopenic obesity. METHODS:We studied 18 obese women aged 41-74 years. Obesity was diagnosed as fat mass > 34.8% and sarcopenia was defined when l...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Sammarco R,Marra M,Di Guglielmo ML,Naccarato M,Contaldo F,Poggiogalle E,Donini LM,Pasanisi F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00