HeredityGenetic and FamilialDemographic FactorsSocio-Cultural FactorsBiological FactorsBehavioural Change FactorsDynamics of Weight GainSympatho-Adrenal System and ObesityConclusiondoi:10.1002/9780470760185.ch3Colin WaineBlackwell Science LtdCauses of Obesity. 2008:, 11-19. /...
even reverse the gains in life expectancy that have been achieved over the past 50 years.1 To tackle this growing problem it is essential to consider the fundamental causes of obesity and apply this knowledge to develop effective strategies to prevent and treat the condition and its consequences....
Cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for bladder cancer (BC), but evidence for physical inactivity and obesity is limited. Methods This analysis included 146,027 participants from the Cancer Prevention Study-II (CPS-II) Nutrition Cohort, a large prospective cohort of cancer incidence esta...
PDF Obesity and what we need do about it- an interview with John Wass In this podcast we talk to Professor John Wass, co-author of the `Action on obesity: Comprehensive care for all’ report, and Chair of the Working Party for Action on Obesity in the UK. In this interview Prof W....
The role of obesity in prostate cancer etiology remains controversial. A recent report suggested that obese men younger than age 60 may have a lower risk o
The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Indonesia is among the highest in Southeast Asia. We aim to describe trends in the MMR and causes of maternal deaths in Indonesia over the past decades, regionally and nationally. We performed a systematic review and
In addition, paternally inherited effects were linked to obesity38–41, diabe- tes29,42, glucose metabolism43, hepatic wound healing44, behavioral and stress responses45–50 and toxin-inherited effects51–53. These studies suggest that the paternal lifestyle permanently influenced by certain ...
Obesity identified by discharge ICD-9 codes underestimates the true prevalence of obesity in hospitalized children. J Pediatr. 2009;154:327–31. Article PubMed Google Scholar Lunetta P, Penttilä A, Sajantila A. Drowning in Finland: “external cause” and “injury” codes. Inj Prev. 2002;...
Deceases due to heart conditions were the most common causes of death in Mexico in 2022. During that period, more than 200,000 people died due to these diseases in the North American country. Diabetes mellitus ranked second, with over 115,000 deaths registered that year. Obesity in MexicoObe...
Obesity and increased BMI, mainly in females, are also part of this disorder. Finally, we demonstrate that haploinsufficiency of SPEN is associated with a distinctive X chromosome episignature in affected females. These findings support the role of SPEN in multiple developmental processes and indicate...