Exploring Implicit Vs Explicit Fat Bias Among Adolescents
Weight-teasing is a widespread phenomenon that begins in childhood and can promote the...
Obesity
Obesity Protects Against Operation in Pediatric Penetrating Trauma to the Torso.
Studies in the adult population are conflicting regarding whether obesity is protective in penetrating trauma. In the pediatric population, data on obesity and penetrating trauma are limited. We sought to determine if there is a...
Retrograde intussusception causing small bowel obstruction in a 35 year old Female patient following a Roux en Y Bypass. Case report.
Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon entity when preceded by Roux en Y gastric bypass. Retrograde intussusception is an enigmatic phenomenon characterized by reversely intussuscepted intestinal loop that may involve any...
The Link Between Teen Chewing Pace & Obesity
Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition that is highly prevalent among adolescents. Eating...
The antioxidant response in Barrett’s tumorigenesis: A double-edged sword.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is the dominant form of esophageal malignancies in the United States and other industrialized countries. The incidence of EAC has been rising rapidly during the past four decades. Barrett’s...
Dietary anthocyanin-rich extract of açai protects from diet-induced obesity, liver steatosis, and insulin resistance with modulation of gut microbiota in mice.
Açai is a rich source of anthocyanins and has been used as a dietary supplement and as an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Growing evidence indicates that host-microbial interactions played a vital role in the host metabolism....
Subgroup analysis of the relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and rheumatoid arthritis: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2014.
The present study examined potential effect modifiers between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and elucidated the relationship between PAHs and RA in subgroups using...
Overweight and obesity are associated with increased eating disorder correlates and general psychopathology in university women with eating disorders.
Examine how eating disorder (ED) correlates, ED-related clinical impairment, general psychopathology, and ED diagnoses differ across weight statuses in a sample of university women with EDs.Participants were 690 women from 28...
Circumcision with plastic Alisclamp technique in 4733 boys: Our experiences to reduce complications.
We aim to report the outcomes of circumcisions performed with Alisclamp and our experiences to reduce the complications. Materia and methods: Complications among circumcised males with Alisclamp between 2015 and 2018 were...
High-fat, high-fructose diet lowers digesta weight and SCFA levels in cecal digesta (in vivo study in rats).
This study aimed to analyze the effect of a high-fat and high-fructose diet (HFFD) on the digesta weight and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels of cecaldigesta in rats.This study was an experimental study with a posttest-only...
Molecular determinants of obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized as recurrent episodes of obstruction in the upper airway during the period of sleep. The condition occurs in approximately 11% and 4% of middle-aged men and middle-aged women,...
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC): When good intentions go awry.
MDSC are a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells that are released by biological stress such as tissue damage and inflammation. Conventionally, MDSC are known for their detrimental role in chronic inflammation and...
