The National Institutes of Health cutoff points for WC help to identify those at increased health risk within the normal-weight, overweight, and class I obese BMI categories.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with the insulin–resistance syndrome, at present defined as the metabolic syndrome, whose limits were recently set. ...
Obesity is a serious international health problem that increases the risk of several common diseases. The genetic factors predisposing to obesity are poorly understood. A genome...
This study identifies the important levers and barriers experienced by obese children in their attempt to lose weight. Dealing with these levers and barriers while acknowledging...
Context and Objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe form with steatohepatitis (NASH) are common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)....
Abstract. An autopsy was performed in 460 consecutive cases of sudden death among 35‐to 76‐year‐old men. The closest cohabiting individual known to each deceased subject was int...
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