abstract：:Professional athletes provide high-profile role models of health and human performance. Increased body mass can be adaptive for human performance but also presents a health threat. This paper examines 145 years of data on body mass in 17,918 male professional baseball players in the United States at the time of their ...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Conroy DE,Wolin KY,Carnethon MR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies on physical activity after bariatric surgery provided inconsistent results. The aim of our study was to comprehensively assess physical activity by subjective (questionnaires) and objective (accelerometry) measures in women who had undergone Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery and to c...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Wilms B,Ernst B,Thurnheer M,Schultes B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin (AQP) 7 and AQP9 are subcategorised as aquaglyceroporins which transport glycerin in addition to water. These AQPs may play a role in the homeostasis of energy metabolism. We examined the effect of AQP7, AQP9, and lipid metabolism-related gene expression in obese mice. In diet-induced obese (DIO) mice, exces...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Hirako S,Wakayama Y,Kim H,Iizuka Y,Matsumoto A,Wada N,Kimura A,Okabe M,Sakagami J,Suzuki M,Takenoya F,Shioda S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the effects of the school lunches related factors on student obesity rates. In this 2-year prospective census, we collected data on the obesity rate in 2007 and 2008 and school lunch data for 2007 from the Student Health Examination and School Health Profile Database. We used geographic information system s...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Liou YM,Yang YL,Wang TY,Huang CM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:We compared participants' self-perception of their weight with the World Health Organisation (WHO) definition for BMI categories among undergraduate university students undertaking health related academic programmes in Ghana. Also, we investigated factors associated to the underestimation of weight status in th...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Mogre V,Aleyira S,Nyaba R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE:Abdominal obesity and periodontal diseases are believed to share close relation through commonality of chronic inflammation. Both inflammatory periodontal disease and excess abdominal fat modulate their systemic influences through several inflammatory mediators. The present study was carried out ...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Satpathy A,Ravindra S,Thakur S,Kulkarni S,Porwal A,Panda S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a major health problem worldwide. Bariatric surgery has been increasingly used to manage obesity. Many acute as well as chronic neurological complications have been reported after bariatric surgery including Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). An autoimmune process has been postulated as the underlying pathophys...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Ishaque N,Khealani BA,Shariff AH,Wasay M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has a variety of causes including calorie over-intake, an unbalanced diet, and/or genetic dysfunction of lipid metabolism. We hypothesized that NAFLD symptoms could be mitigated by specific nutritional factors. Here, we show that the potential for soy β-conglycinin (βCG) to imp...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Wanezaki S,Tachibana N,Nagata M,Saito S,Nagao K,Yanagita T,Kohno M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is debatable if the strength of obesity-mortality association depends on age. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of age on the obesity-mortality association in men and women, and to assess if adjusting for major confounding factors altered the age-dependent trend of the obesity-mo...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Wang Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity increases risk of premature disease, and may be associated with unfavorable lifestyle changes that add to risk. This study analyzed the association of midlife BMI change with current lifestyle patterns among multiethnic men. METHODS:Men aged 40-60 years (n=9864) retrospectively reported body weight ...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Japas C,Knutsen S,Dehom S,Dos Santos H,Tonstad S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to investigate if therapeutic weight loss reduces P wave dispersion. METHODS:20 obese patients (10 males and 10 females), part of a randomized clinical trial, were examined over a 6 month period. They were treated with a diet, aiming at 5% weight loss at the 6th month. After physica...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Falchi AG,Grecchi I,Muggia C,Tinelli C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our pilot study in a young adult Australian cohort aimed to investigate potential associations between CD36 polymorphisms (rs1527479 and rs1984112), fat oxidation and cardiovascular disease risk. CD36 genotype was associated with fat oxidation during sub-maximal exercise, resting heart rate and blood pressure, indicat...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Jayewardene AF,Gwinn T,Hancock DP,Mavros Y,Rooney KB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is a stomach hormone that acts as an endogenous ligand of orphan G-protein coupled receptor. Ghrelin has various physiological functions, such as the stimulation of growth hormone release and of appetite, and fat accumulation. Ghrelin is the only peripheral hormone to transmit satiety signal. Mature ghrelin pe...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Sato T,Ida T,Nakamura Y,Shiimura Y,Kangawa K,Kojima M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of the fat-mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene minor allele on the change of adiposity from childhood to adolescence among Asians remains unclear, and is expected to differ among the developmental stages from childhood to adolescence. We assessed the relationship between a FTO variant and change...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Shinozaki K,Okuda M,Hinoda Y,Okayama N,Fukuda T,Kunitsugu I

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate prediction of resting energy expenditure (REE) is important in establishing adequate dietary intake goals for effective weight management. Previous studies have shown that the validity of an energy prediction equation may depend on the ethnicity of the population. Validation studies are lacking in the Singapo...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Song T,Venkataraman K,Gluckman P,Seng CY,Meng KC,Khoo EY,Leow MK,Seng LY,Shyong TE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-control is associated with positive health outcomes; however, there is limited information on self-control and weight loss. Thus, the purpose of this preliminary research was to examine how objectively measured self-control operates within the context of a behavioral weight loss program (BWL). Results showed that...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Leahey TM,Xu X,Unick JL,Wing RR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS); Hispanics being particularly predisposed. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is considered a marker of NAFLD. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associations between ALT elevations and MetS in norma...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Elizondo-Montemayor L,Ugalde-Casas PA,Lam-Franco L,Bustamante-Careaga H,Serrano-González M,Gutiérrez NG,Martínez U

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Prevention research has to elucidate how families with overweight children can be convinced to participate in obesity intervention trials. Here we describe the detailed recruitment process for a telephone-based obesity prevention programme for families with overweight children and present participation rates, the s...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Markert J,Alff F,Zschaler S,Gausche R,Kiess W,Blüher S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity has a prevalence of 15-30% among European and American populations. It is an incurable chronic disease associated with considerable mortality and co-morbidity. The co-morbidity risk can be reduced substantially by a moderate weight loss of 5-15%. Notably, additional weight gain exacerbates the morbidity of any...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Ueda H,Yagi T,Amitani H,Asakawa A,Ikeda S,Miyawaki S,Inui A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We obtained the prevalence of overweight/obesity, weight-loss attempts, and weight-related counseling and treatment among U.S. adults who sought care in federally funded community health centers. We investigated whether racial/ethnic and gender disparities existed for these measures. METHODS:Data came from ...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Lebrun LA,Chowdhury J,Sripipatana A,Nair S,Tomoyasu N,Ngo-Metzger Q

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare associations of lipid accumulation product (LAP) and body mass index (BMI) with risk of hypertension. METHODS:Demographic characteristics, blood pressure and body measurements were obtained, blood lipids and fast plasma glucose were examined, BMI and LAP were calculated for 2589 Mongolians. Multip...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Gao X,Wang G,Wang A,Xu T,Tong W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:We studied the influence of adiposis on the progression of blood pressure and arteriosclerosis in the early teens. METHODS:The subjects of this study were 147 boys and girls (72 boys and 75 girls) in junior high school. Height, weight, percentage body fat, blood pressure, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Kudo U,Takahashi I,Matsuzaka M,Umeda T,Kitagawa N,Kudo H,Chiba Y,Sasaki E,Nishimura M,Nakaji S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose is a monosaccharide and reducing sugar. It is present in sucrose and honey. Researchers around the world have come together in a just-published study that offers new ideas about how fructose consumption results in obesity and metabolic syndrome, which can lead to diabetes. In this review, we discuss that how ...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Akram M,Hamid A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study evaluates the efficacy of the Choose Health program, a family-based cognitive behavioural lifestyle program targeting improved eating and activity habits, in improving body composition, cardiovascular fitness, eating and activity behaviours in overweight and obese adolescents. METHOD:The sample comprise...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Brennan L,Walkley J,Wilks R,Fraser SF,Greenway K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: BACKGROUND:The prevalence of obesity is remarkably low in South Korea in comparison to other countries of similar economic development, which may be in part due to traditional diet. Previously we demonstrated that such a traditional Korean diet (KD) resulted in similar weight loss to a Western diet (WD) in an...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Fuller NR,Lau NS,Denyer G,Caterson ID

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Obesity is a major health concern worldwide as obese individuals have a greater risk of death from any cause than normal-weight individuals. As the number of overweight children and adolescents continues to rise, so too has the scope of the obesity epidemic grown substantially. In this article, the authors disc...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Timoh T,Bloom ME,Siegel RR,Wagman G,Lanier GM,Vittorio TJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVE:To clarify the relation between short sleeping time, obesity and eating behaviors in male workers. METHODS:A self-completed questionnaire survey of 680 male daytime workers (age 19-60 years, mean age 42.9 ± 12.5 years) at a manufacturing plant was conducted in 2005. Subjects were divided into two g...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Nishitani N,Sakakibara H,Akiyama I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Bariatric surgery (BS) is rated as the best evidence based treatment for obesity with regard to weight loss and maintenance of weight loss evaluated to date. Although BS interventions are effective, 20-30% of BS patients start to regain weight within 24 months. Emotional eating is a behavior pattern which has b...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Weineland S,Arvidsson D,Kakoulidis TP,Dahl J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVES:Abnormal eating behaviors such as compulsive overeating, eating fast, chewing less, palatable soft food preferences and avoiding hard food are often observed in obese individuals, and these behaviors may affect their masticatory function, but little information of masticatory function in obese subj...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Katagiri S,Nitta H,Nagasawa T,Izumi Y,Kanazawa M,Matsuo A,Chiba H,Miyazaki S,Miyauchi T,Nakamura N,Oseko F,Kanamura N,Ando Y,Hanada N,Inoue S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Telmisartan, an angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker, is widely used for the treatment of hypertension and related cardiovascular and organ damage. We here describe the effects of telmisartan on food intake and body weight using C57BL/6N mice, KKAy mice that overexpress agouti protein (a mouse model of type 2 di...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Noma K,Toshinai K,Koshinaka K,Nakazato M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:We aimed to study the depot-specific effect of adipose tissue on insulin sensitivity of skeletal muscle in vitro. Adipose tissue-conditioned medium (CM) was generated from visceral and subcutaneous fat from obese subjects. CM from visceral as compared to subcutaneous fat had higher concentrations of interleukin...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Lam YY,Janovská A,McAinch AJ,Belobrajdic DP,Hatzinikolas G,Game P,Wittert GA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The association between degree of obesity and cardiovascular and related metabolic risk factors were examined in 355 Japanese obese school children from 11 to 12 years old. The parameters evaluated were blood pressure, serum lipids, fasting blood glucose, and serum ALT and AST. ALT, AST and triglycerides were m...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Sato Y,Warabisako E,Yokokawa H,Harada S,Tsuda M,Horikawa R,Kurokawa Y,Okada T,Ishizuka N,Kobayashi Y,Kishi M,Takahashi T,Kasahara Y,Imazeki N,Senoo A,Inoue S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVE:Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is presumed to play an important role in the development of metabolic syndrome (MS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of measurement location of VAT on the cardiometabolic risk factors and the MS in the Korean population. METHODS:To assess abdomi...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Song SW,Hwang SS,Shin JH,Kang SG,Cho JH,Nam KM,Kim SH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to assess the risk of CHD associated with excess weight measured by BMI and waist circumference (WC) in two large cohorts of men and women. DESIGN, SETTING, SUBJECTS:Participants in two prospective cohort studies, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (N = 27,859 men...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Flint AJ,Rexrode KM,Hu FB,Glynn RJ,Caspard H,Manson JE,Willett WC,Rimm EB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study is to assess the change in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Nicobarese adults from 1960s to 1999 using WHO recommendations for the classification of overweight and obesity. METHODS:The sample includes 774 individuals (424 men and 350 women) during 1960s an...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Sahani R,Chakrabarty S,Bharati P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Individualised highly prescriptive lifestyle programs for obesity management tend to be limited by resource constraints and difficulty with uptake. AIM:To evaluate the health benefits of a minimally prescriptive group-based lifestyle intervention in participants with the metabolic syndrome (Met...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Pettman TL,Buckley JD,Misan GM,Coates AM,Howe PR

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVES:Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and is intimately related to insulin resistance. Resistin, a hormone secreted by adipocytes, may play an important role in communication between adiposity and insulin resistance. We investigated whether variations...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Miyamoto Y,Morisaki H,Kokubo Y,Yamanaka I,Tomoike H,Okayama A,Yoshimasa Y,Morisaki T

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVE:To assess weight loss strategies and behaviors in obese patients prior to seeking professional obesity treatment in Taiwan. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2005. SETTING AND SUBJECTS:Obese subjects (1060; 791 females; age, ≥18 years; median BMI, 29.5 kg...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Liou TH,Huang N,Wu CH,Chou YJ,Liou YM,Chou P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:We examined the effects of lophenol (Lo) and cycloartanol (Cy), minor phytosterols of Aloe vera gel, in obese animal model of type II diabetes, Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats. Male ZDF rats were administered Lo and Cy at 25 μg/(kg day) daily for 44 days. Consecutive treatment of phytosterols suppressed the hy...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Misawa E,Tanaka M,Nomaguchi K,Yamada M,Toida T,Takase M,Iwatsuki K,Kawada T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY: OBJECTIVES:Randomized controlled pilot study of the effect of weight reduction on nocturnal respiratory parameters in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS). METHODS:Twenty consecutive obese male patients fulfilling OSAS criteria at Karolinska University Hospital were randomized into tw...

journal_title：Obesity research & clinical practice

authors： Nerfeldt P,Nilsson BY,Uddén J,Rössner S,Friberg D

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00