C Tsigos, V Hainer, A Basdevant, N Finer, M Fried, E … - Obesity facts, 2008 - 2009.easo.org Obesity is now recognized as the most prevalent metabolic disease world-wide, reaching epidemic
proportions in both de- veloped and developing countries and affecting not only adults but also
children and adolescents. The WHO has al- ready declared obesity a global epidemic ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 13 versions
- ►globalaging.org [PDF] M Lechleitner - Gerontology, 2008 - content.karger.com In the prosperous countries of the world, life expec- tancy has revealed a continuous increase
during the last decades, paralleled by an increase in age-associated dis- eases and
disabilities. Beside aging, the high prevalence of overweight, obesity and the related co- ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - All 6 versions
NV Christou - World Journal of Surgery, 2009 - Springer Obesity is now recognized as a chronic disease with mul- tiple associated disorders [1, 2]. According
to the World Health Organization, obesity is reaching epidemic propor- tions with over one billion
adults overweight. There are 300 million who have Class I or II obesity and 30 million who ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 2 versions
JA HUBÁČEK - Physiol. Res, 2009 - biomed.cas.cz Summary Reduced physical activity and abundant energy intake are two most common factors
leading to uncontrolled body weight gain. But these factors are not under entire internal consciousness
control; they are also partially genetically determined and are affected by for example ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - View as HTML
RA Shewmake, MK Huntington - Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2009 - Elsevier The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) along with Health Canada have
released the sixth in a series of reports on dietary reference values for the intake of macronutrients
and energy for Americans and Canadians. 1 The guidelines set Dietary Reference ... Related articles - All 2 versions
CH Lynn, JL Miller - Pediatric Health, 2009 - Future Medicine The prevalence of pediatric obesity has greatly increased over the past several decades, affecting
both males and females among all racial and ethnic groups, and bringing with it comorbidities
that were only observed in adults in the past. Childhood obesity is the most alarming ... Related articles - All 9 versions
- ►nih.gov F Bolze, M Klingenspor - Genes & Nutrition, 2009 - Springer Abstract Obesity is characterized by an excess storage of body fat and promotes the risk for complex
disease traits such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. The obesity prevalence
in Europe is rising and meanwhile ranges from 10 to 20% in men and 15–25% in women. ... Related articles - All 3 versions
PP Reese, HI Feldman, DA Asch, A Thomasson, J … - Transplantation, 2009 - journals.lww.com Increasing wait time for deceased donor kidney transplan- tation and superior outcomes with
live donor transplanta- tion have led to a rise in the volume of live donor transplants in the United
States (1). Recognition of increasing body mass ... This study was supported by the NIH ... Related articles - All 3 versions
T Veit, C Barnas - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical …, 2009 - informahealthcare.com Obesity is an evident problem in patients with schizophrenia because it involves serious risks
of health and has major effects on morbidity and mortality. Compared with the general population
the prevalence of obesity is significantly increased in people with schizophrenia. Since ... Related articles - All 2 versions
- ►cell.com G Frühbeck, S Becerril, N Sáinz, P Garrastachu, MJ … - Trends in …, 2009 - Elsevier Two types of adipose tissue can be distinguished histologically and functionally: white (WAT)
and brown adipose tissue (BAT). Whereas BAT is specialized in the production of heat, WAT
stores excess energy as triacylglycerols. BAT is present throughout life in rodents, ... Related articles - All 6 versions
