Trends in Obesity-Associated Cancers
Research has shown that obesity accelerates the development of certain cancers, including cancers...
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Obesity
Diabesity: The Tricky Devil in times of COVID-19
We are fighting multiple health devils in our daily lives. While COVID-19 is the most recent one,...
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The Impact of Physical Activity & Sedentary Behavior on Fracture Risk
Regular physical activity, including lighter-intensity activities, and less sedentary time appear...
Read MoreEffect of Tannic Acid on Nutrition and Activities of Detoxification Enzymes and Acetylcholinesterase of the Fall Webworm (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Plant tannins, polyphenolic plant secondary metabolites are involved in important chemical defense processes in plants. In this study, tannic acid was used as the standard of plant tannins to determine the effects on nutritional...
Read MoreReliable Phylogenetic Regressions for Multivariate Comparative Data: Illustration with the MANOVA and Application to the Effect of Diet on Mandible Morphology in Phyllostomid Bats.
Understanding what shapes species phenotypes over macroevolutionary timescales from comparative data often requires studying the relationship between phenotypes and putative explanatory factors or testing for differences in...
Read MoreComparison of Single-Incision and Conventional Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: a Meta-Analysis.
Single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SILSG) has been proposed as an alternative to conventional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (CLSG) in obese patients. This study aims to compare the surgical outcomes of these two...
Read MorePsychosocial Factors that Inform the Decision to Have Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization in Ethnically Diverse Patients.
Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is currently the only clinically proven method of weight loss that is effective in treating severe obesity and its related comorbidities. However, only about 36% of MBS-eligible patients...
Read MoreHandgrip strength and muscle quality in Australian women: cross-sectional data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.
Low handgrip strength (HGS) is a measure of poor skeletal muscle performance and a marker of ill health and frailty. Muscle quality (MQ) is a measure of muscle strength relative to muscle mass. We aimed to develop normative data...
Read MoreEndocrine testing in obesity.
Endocrine disorders such as Cushing’s syndrome and hypothyroidism may cause weight gain and exacerbate metabolic dysfunction in obesity. Other forms of endocrine dysfunction, particularly gonadal dysfunction (predominantly...
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