• Obesity and diabetes lead to chronic inflammation beyond which an acute sensory stimulation no longer has any effect. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Shifting this balance by either reducing one or increasing the other could provide a new therapeutic approach to preventing and treating obesity and several obesity-related conditions," said Zhen Jiang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Sanford-Burnham's Diabetes and Obesity Research Center at Lake Nona, Orlando and senior author of the study. (medindia.net)
  • Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed new hybrids of purple corn containing different combinations of phytochemicals that may fight obesity, inflammation and diabetes, a new study in mice indicates. (news-medical.net)
  • The smaller phenols such as quercetin, luteolin and rutin - which are present in many plant foods - played key roles in reducing some of the obesity, inflammation and some markers of Type 2 diabetes, de Mejia said. (news-medical.net)
  • There is a global epidemic in obesity in adults and children, with obese people predisposed to develop diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The scientists then showed that modifications in the so-called immune checkpoint proteins of mice on a Western "high fat" diet were linked to dramatic reductions in the development of obesity and diabetes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Prof. Fallon commented: "This new process of checkpoint regulation of cells in visceral fat of obese individuals advances our understanding of how the immune system controls diet-induced weight gain that can lead to conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The study investigated inflammatory changes in patients with obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes, in collaboration with Dr Andy Hogan (Maynooth University), Profs. (sciencedaily.com)
  • 1 The Methodist Diabetes and Metabolism Institute, Center for Diabetes Research and Center for Inflammation and Epigenetics, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, TX 77030, USA. (nih.gov)
  • Obesity is defined as an excess accumulation of white adipose tissue associated with a low grade inflammation which is one contributor to obesity complications such as diabetes. (springer.com)
  • Obesity is defined as an expansion of white adipose (WAT) tissue that is associated with low grade inflammation which possibly contributes to the development of health complications such as diabetes, liver pathologies, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases as well as some cancers [ 2 - 4 ]. (springer.com)
  • An interdisciplinary collaborative study published in MDPI suggests that the daily consumption of pecans may help to prevent obesity as well as reduce inflammation that leads to associated health issues such as diabetes and fatty liver disease. (worldhealth.net)
  • Moreover, the severity of hypothalamic inflammation and gliosis has been related to comorbid conditions, including glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and low testosterone levels in men, independent of elevated body adiposity. (nih.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE- Diabetes and obesity are characterized by a low-grade inflammation whose molecular origin is unknown. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS- We changed gut microbiota by means of antibiotic treatment to demonstrate, first, that changes in gut microbiota could be responsible for the control of metabolic endotoxemia, the low-grade inflammation, obesity, and type 2 diabetes and, second, to provide some mechanisms responsible for such effect. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Environmental factors, such as a fat-enriched diet and a sedentary lifestyle, are the causes of the great prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the population ( 1 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • But now we have a secondary prevention trial of people with obesity who have established cardiovascular disease but do not have diabetes, and the drug reduces major adverse cardiovascular events. (medscape.com)
  • Obesity, Diabetes and Inflammation: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Management (Contemporary Endocrinology) free ebook download. (freebookspot.eu)
  • Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of white adipose tissue caused by overweight and obesity lead to a chronic inflammatory state, which results in impaired insulin sensitivity and the development of diabetes. (freebookspot.eu)
  • Chronic inflammation occurs in diseases such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 2 diabetes. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Trans fats may increase inflammatory markers and the risk of chronic inflammation, which can lead to diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • is an self-employed risk element for systemic diseases including diabetes liver Cyclocytidine cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Borgeson and Sharma 2013 Ix and Sharma 2010 Rate of metabolism is closely linked to the immune system and chronic non-resolving swelling is considered a driving pressure of obesity-related pathologies. (crispr-reagents.com)
  • A review of 4,103 patients found that obesity and its resultant inflammation, heart disease and diabetes are the most common conditions found in patients requiring hospitalization with COVID-19 ( Physician's Weekly , pre-print, April 14, 2020). (drmirkin.com)
  • During the 1957-1960 Asian flu and the 1968 Hong Kong flu, both obesity and diabetes were associated with a marked increase in prolonged illness and death ( Prev Med , 2013;56(2):118-123), even in those who were apparently healthy before they got the flu ( Influenza Other Respiratory Viruses , 2019;13:3-9). (drmirkin.com)
  • People who have high levels of leptin and low levels of adiponectin suffer from inflammation to cause diabetes (insulin insensitivity), infections (high white blood cell counts), and heart, liver and kidney damage ( Nat Rev Immunol , 2011;11(2):85-97). (drmirkin.com)
  • Skeletal muscle insulin resistance is a major characteristic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Overall, these results demonstrate IL-10 effects to attenuate obesity-mediated inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle, and our findings implicate a potential therapeutic role of anti-inflammatory cytokines in treating insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. (oregonstate.edu)
  • It's important to note that obesity and Type-2 diabetes are two of the underlying conditions that increased infectious disease mortality during the COVID-19 crisis. (naturalnews.com)
  • But, the rise in the prevalence of obesity that's happened over the last 3 decades has made it clear that it's creating a burden of chronic disease ranging from cardiovascular disease to diabetes to many cancers, and really diseases, chronic diseases of virtually every organ system in the body so you can't really afford to think of it as a cosmetic condition. (ajmc.com)
  • Insulin resistance is a major metabolic feature of obesity and is a key factor in the etiology of a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes. (jci.org)
  • Chronic inflammation following prolonged signaling of cytokine receptors is a critical process in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory disorders, including autoimmunity, obesity, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes, endometriosis, preeclampsia and Alzheimer's disease. (lu.se)
  • ABSTRACT The Arab world is experiencing an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. (who.int)
  • This review summarizes the major pathological factors linking obesity to diabetes, focussing on current epidemiological data related to obese diabetic patients in the Arab world, the etiology of the disease and the genetic determinants of diabetes and obesity. (who.int)
  • There are alarming data related to the rising prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in children of Arab ethnicity. (who.int)
  • Replication studies identify several genetic variants in Arabs with obesity- linked diabetes. (who.int)
  • For example, variants of the ADIPOQ gene (the rs266729 single-nucleotide polymorphism) are associated with obesity and diabetes in various Arab countries. (who.int)
  • Gaps exist in our information about diabetes and obesity in Arab populations in relation to ethnic-specific cut-off points for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. (who.int)
  • This study aimed to investigate alterations in KYN and microbiota-mediated indole routes of TRP metabolism in obese subjects relatively to non-obese controls and to determine their relationship with systemic inflammation. (frontiersin.org)
  • High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and high-sensitive interleukin 6 (hsIL-6) were measured in the serum as markers of systemic inflammation using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. (frontiersin.org)
  • These results indicate for the first time that KYN and indole TRP metabolic pathways are concomitantly altered in obese subjects and highlight their respective associations with obesity-related systemic inflammation. (frontiersin.org)
  • Systemic inflammation in obesity originates primarily from the adipose tissue, in which adipocytes and infiltrated immune cells accumulate and secrete inflammatory factors ( 2 - 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Individuals with obesity may also be more sensitive to stress potentially leading to greater systemic inflammation (Agustí et al 2018). (nutritionalresourcesinc.com)
  • Whole grains including whole-wheat, oats, quinoa, brown rice, and barley may reduce systemic inflammation by reducing inflammatory markers throughout the body (Xu et al 2018). (nutritionalresourcesinc.com)
  • HsCRP is a protein made by the liver that is associated with increased systemic inflammation, and IL-6 promotes inflammation by allowing inflammatory proteins in the body to be expressed. (crohnscolitisprofessional.org)
  • Eagle explained that the blood biomarkers spiked at different times in the obese mTBI patients mainly because hsCRP is a marker of systemic inflammation, whereas IL-6 is more often associated with trauma. (crohnscolitisprofessional.org)
  • 2013 In addition to the low-grade systemic swelling obesity is associated with significant adipose swelling (Donath et al. (crispr-reagents.com)
  • Here we explored the restorative potential of LXA4 in experimental obesity-induced systemic disease. (crispr-reagents.com)
  • We then discuss how obesity leads to insulin resistance via a complex interplay among systemic fatty acid excess, microhypoxia in adipose tissue, ER stress, and inflammation. (jci.org)
  • Obese participants had elevated markers of systemic inflammation up to 6 months post-mTBI and higher symptomatology up to 1 year post-mTBI. (bmj.com)
  • Background: Previous studies have shown that inhalation of welding fumes may induce pulmonary and systemic inflammation and organ accumulation of metal, to which spermatogenesis and endocrine function may be sensitive. (cdc.gov)
  • Also obesity may induce low-grade systemic inflammation. (cdc.gov)
  • Results: At week 12, the GMA-SS exposure induced pulmonary inflammation in both strains, without consistent changes in markers of systemic inflammation (CRP, MCP-1, IL-6 and TNFá). (cdc.gov)
  • The discovery of a form of low-grade systemic and chronic inflammation ("metaflammation"), linked to inducers (broadly termed "anthropogens") associated with modern man-made environments and lifestyles, suggests an underlying basis for chronic disease that could provide a 21st-century equivalent of the germ theory. (cdc.gov)
  • The findings suggest that targeting the inflammatory factor involved may improve the early insulin response in people with obesity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Prof. Spector agreed: "The authors' conclusions that cephalic insulin response, which causes insulin secretion before any food is consumed, such as when we see food or smell food, is inhibited in people with obesity due to chronic inflammation associated with obesity is likely to be part of the answer. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • IL-1β […] signaling seems to be responsible for some of the vagus nerve stimulation that results in insulin secretion after sensory exposure to food, and a dysfunction in this signaling in people with obesity is likely impacting their cephalic insulin response," he added. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • It will be interesting to investigate now how we can manipulate this checkpoint on specific cell populations of interest to help people with obesity. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This disappearing act could explain why some people with obesity seem to have a weakened sense of taste, which may compel them to eat more. (sciencenews.org)
  • This study highlights the complexity of our individual metabolic responses to food, and why understanding chronic low-grade inflammation over time is key in addressing obesity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • How do high neutrophil elastase levels increase inflammation and cause weight gain and other metabolic problems? (medindia.net)
  • Adipose-resident T cells (ARTs) regulate metabolic and inflammatory responses in obesity, but ART activation signals are poorly understood. (nih.gov)
  • HsIL-6 and hsCRP were increased in obesity and were overall associated with TRP metabolic pathways alterations. (frontiersin.org)
  • Obesity is a metabolic disorder characterized by a chronic low-grade inflammatory state, as reflected in increased levels of circulating inflammatory markers, including pro-inflammatory cytokines and the acute phase protein C-reactive protein (CRP) ( 1 - 4 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS- This new finding demonstrates that changes in gut microbiota controls metabolic endotoxemia, inflammation, and associated disorders by a mechanism that could increase intestinal permeability. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • We thought that inflammation leads to metabolic disease, but actually we need some localized inflammation to prevent metabolic disease. (conscienhealth.org)
  • Coconut oil supplements over a long period of time may have a major impact on the metabolic changes in diet that can lead to obesity. (medindia.net)
  • These investigations uncover a mechanism whereby a HFD-induced adipocyte/ART dialog involving MHCII instigates adipose inflammation and, together with ATM MHCII, escalates its progression. (nih.gov)
  • the effects of hypoxia and fibrosis may also play a role in obesity complications via notably ectopic-lipid accumulation in non-adipocyte cells. (springer.com)
  • Of these, only the macrophages associated with pyroptotic adipocyte deaths decreased after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity. (oulu.fi)
  • Our study suggests that Ucp2 deficiency may prevent diet-induced obesity by regulating adipocyte apoptosis. (bmbreports.org)
  • Click here to read Sargent's commentary and here to read the study of adipocyte inflammation. (conscienhealth.org)
  • Number 1 Lipoxins attenuated adipose swelling and shift adipose macrophage phenotype towards resolution system comprised of inflammatory MΦs and hypertrophic adipocytes where the second option resemble the adipocyte biology seen in obesity (Yoshizaki et al. (crispr-reagents.com)
  • Here we showed that obesity-related adipocyte degeneration causes release of cell-free DNA (cfDNA), which promotes macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue via Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), originally known as a sensor of exogenous DNA fragments. (tokushima-u.ac.jp)
  • The imbalance between neutrophil elastase and its inhibitor, α1-antitrypsin, is likely an important contributing factor in the development of obesity, inflammation, and other health problems. (medindia.net)
  • A differential response in the development of obesity complications exists depending on WAT depot distribution. (springer.com)
  • In this review, we aim to describe the relationships and discussed sequence of events associated with hypoxia, ECM remodeling and inflammation in the development of obesity and associated complications. (springer.com)
  • Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have discovered that an imbalance between an enzyme called neutrophil elastase and its inhibitor causes inflammation, obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver disease. (medindia.net)
  • However, lipid accumulation in non-specialized cells is deleterious and can contribute to cell death resulting in the development of pathology such as NASH (Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis) a liver injury associated with obesity [ 12 ]. (springer.com)
  • While the impact of maternal obesity on immune function of mother and child is relatively unknown, animal models reveal that obesity and/or high-fat feeding during pregnancy have detrimental effects on the development of the pancreas, liver, and the central and peripheral nervous systems. (swan.ac.uk)
  • Increased inflammation is also associated with asthma, atherosclerosis, heart disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer ( 1 ). (lluniversity.com)
  • The American Gastroenterological Association has released new guidelines recommending prescription medication along with lifestyle changes to treat obesity. (healthline.com)
  • Here are some of her recommendations when considering medication to treat obesity. (healthline.com)
  • Neurons within a region at the base of the brain known as the hypothalamus, which plays a crucial role in eating, have long been a target for the development of drugs to treat obesity. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Is It Time for Cardiologists to Treat Obesity? (medscape.com)
  • In this review, we aim to describe two hypotheses trying to explain the sequence of events linking fibrosis, inflammation and obesity complications. (springer.com)
  • Obesity rates in the United States have increased over the past 20 years from 30% to nearly 42%, leading to health complications, according to the study authors. (healthline.com)
  • Obese people suffer increased risk for complications from infections because obesity leads to an overactive immune system called inflammation (Adv Nutr. (drmirkin.com)
  • People with overweight and obesity have an excessive inflammatory response which impairs insulin secretion. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • However, in people with overweight or obesity, an excessive inflammatory response during the cephalic phase can impair this insulin secretion. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In addition to the temporal and contractile association with the inflammatory response, our data suggest inflammation occurs in response to myocyte cellular damage regardless of mode of damage e.g. contractile or chemically induced. (gla.ac.uk)
  • In this type of inflammation, our immune systems initiate an inflammatory response even though there is no virus or injury to protect against. (lluniversity.com)
  • The study is the first to investigate if obesity impacts the relationship between recovery time, symptoms and increased inflammatory response in mTBI patients. (crohnscolitisprofessional.org)
  • However, no research had been conducted examining the way that obesity could possibly mediate the inflammatory response and mTBI symptoms in humans. (crohnscolitisprofessional.org)
  • Obesity and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are associated with inflammation, but little is known about whether obesity moderates the relationship between mTBI and inflammatory response. (bmj.com)
  • Cross-sectional findings are augmented by a small number of prospective studies suggesting that a greater degree of hypothalamic inflammation and gliosis may predict adiposity gain and worsening insulin sensitivity in susceptible individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Overall, we provide our integrative perspective regarding how nutrients and obesity interact to regulate insulin sensitivity. (jci.org)
  • The fight against the obesity epidemic cannot wait two years. (medindia.net)
  • Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that affects half a billion people. (freebookspot.eu)
  • Obesity is a well-described epidemic in Westernized cultures. (jci.org)
  • This review summarizes and synthesizes available translational data to better understand the applicability of preclinical findings to human obesity and its comorbidities. (nih.gov)
  • Obesity is a condition with a complex pathophysiology characterized by both chronic low-grade inflammation and changes in the gut microbial ecosystem. (frontiersin.org)
  • Their work pinpoints new avenues to exploit the regulation of that inflammation in fat tissue, thereby suggesting new ways to manage obesity [Wednesday 9th March 2022]. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Additionally, changes in the gut microbiota composition and permeability that have been highly documented in obesity ( 6 - 9 ), were also found to play a role in obesity-related inflammation ( 10 , 11 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In conclusion, existing human studies corroborate a large preclinical literature demonstrating that hypothalamic neuroinflammatory responses play a role in obesity pathogenesis. (nih.gov)
  • Additionally, the researchers noted that the anti-inflammatory properties of the pecans were observed to reduce levels of low-grade inflammation that can lead to chronic inflammation and the development of a range of diseases. (worldhealth.net)
  • In addition, excessive sugar consumption may increase inflammatory markers in children and lead to chronic inflammation, according to a 2018 study . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Other studies show that obesity (body mass index or BMI greater than 30) is a major risk factor for dying from COVID-19 ( Lancet , April 1, 2020), and the more you weigh, the more likely you are to need to be put on a ventilator which markedly increases your chance of dying ( Obesity , April 9, 2020). (drmirkin.com)
  • This finding helps validate the team's conclusions about neutrophil elastase's role in inflammation and metabolism and also suggests that a medicinal drug could someday be developed to target this enzyme. (medindia.net)
  • A growing body of evidence indicates that inflammation is associated with alterations in the metabolism of tryptophan (TRP) ( 12 , 13 ), an essential amino acid and biochemical precursor of serotonin (5-HT), kynurenine (KYN) and indoles ( 14 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Alterations in TRP metabolism in obese subjects may also arise from the gut microbiota, which has been shown to be disrupted both at compositional and functional levels in obesity ( 20 - 22 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • However, it is still unclear if adipocytes from other depots, such as intramuscular adipocytes, also emerging in the context of obesity and aging ( 6 ) can influence skeletal muscle metabolism, function, and mass. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • However, there was a clear contraction and time dependent transcriptional wave, with overrepresentation of genes associated with inflammation and cellular damage/apoptosis, and down-regulation of pathways concerning cellular metabolism. (gla.ac.uk)
  • Many of these changes relate to regulation of energy balance and metabolism but there is a growing appreciation of the impact of maternal obesity on inflammatory responses in many tissues of both mother and child. (swan.ac.uk)
  • Diet and nutritional habits represent the main contributors to obesity-related alterations in the gut microbiota given their major role in shaping intestinal bacteria environment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Conclusions Obesity is associated with higher symptomatology at 6 and 12 months and higher concentrations of blood inflammatory markers throughout recovery following mTBI. (bmj.com)
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  • Excess weight and obesity relate to multiple comorbidities, lost quality of life and mortality and cause major burden to healthcare and society. (oulu.fi)
  • The comorbidities related to obesity are increasingly viewed as a result of low-grade inflammation characterizing the state of excess adiposity. (oulu.fi)
  • Obesity is a condition where there is excess accumulation of body fat which poses a risk to the health of the individual. (medindia.net)
  • From these experiments we can confidently say that the inflammatory activation of microglia is not only necessary for high-fat diets to induce obesity, but also sufficient on its own to drive the hypothalamus to alter its regulation of energy balance, leading to excess weight gain," said Thaler, who was a co-senior author on the new paper. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Doctors define obesity as a chronic (long-lasting) disease that results when have you have excess body fat that puts your health at risk. (webmd.com)
  • In this review, we discuss potential mechanisms by which brief nutrient excess and obesity lead to insulin resistance and propose that these mechanisms of action are different but interrelated. (jci.org)
  • A major limitations on the study design in our particularly in central obesity, which is health issue in the Arab world is the ris- exclusion criteria. (who.int)
  • Is Physical Activity Associated With the Tethering and Migration of Pro-inflammatory Monocytes in White European and South Asian Males With and Without Central Obesity. (who.int)
  • We expect to define a novel mechanism that obesity mediates the development of postmenopausal breast via inflammation-driven Wnt signaling. (umass.edu)
  • We aimed to determine if inflammation mediates the associations between obesity and hearing ability in mid-childhood and mid- life . (bvsalud.org)
  • However, the mechanisms involved in the relationship between obesity and breast cancer are still not fully understood. (umass.edu)
  • Similarly, animal studies have explored the relationship between obesity and brain injury recovery. (crohnscolitisprofessional.org)
  • Dr Paul Froomes in Melbourne, Australia, is doing a clinical trial in humans for obesity. (curezone.com)
  • But the new study suggests that brain-resident immune cells called microglia could also be targets for obesity treatments that might avoid many side effects of the obesity drugs currently in clinical use. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Consensus for obesity treatment is that clinical therapy should begin with lifestyle changes focusing on behavioral modification, diet, and exercise. (benthamscience.com)
  • In fact, those with RA and obesity often have greater difficulty with movement and joint function and experience increased pain sooner than people with RA who have a healthier weight (Baker et al 2018). (nutritionalresourcesinc.com)
  • A diet high in sugar may affect chronic inflammation by increasing inflammatory markers in the blood, according to a 2018 systematic review of several studies. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Another 2018 article suggests that fructose might cause cell inflammation. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Since HDL particles carry the "good cholesterol" and are highly anti-atherogenic particles, the lowering of plasma HDL levels in obesity, is of particular concern. (benthamscience.com)
  • How has bias and stigma among the general public affected the treatment of obesity? (ajmc.com)
  • The findings suggested that different levels and chemical compositions of these phenolic compounds might prevent obesity or improve the insulin profile of people who are obese, Luna-Vital said. (news-medical.net)
  • Paired with a new study on the subject, his commentary provides a good summary of the pathways that trigger inflammation after a meal. (conscienhealth.org)
  • Causal mediation analysis decomposed a 'total effect' ( obesity on hearing status) into 'indirect' effect via a mediator (eg GlycA, hsCRP ) and 'direct' effect via other pathways, adjusting for age, sex and socioeconomic position. (bvsalud.org)
  • Even as some of the major global firms signed up for the British government's anti-obesity drive, many have criticized the campaign as it does not include the popular fast-food chains. (medindia.net)
  • Intake of anti-obesity drug liraglutide, resulted in better brain activity and in-turn finer associative learning in obese individuals. (medindia.net)
  • Anti-obesity potential of a tropical plant emerges as a promising solution to address the global surge in obesity-related lifestyle diseases. (medindia.net)
  • Synthetic anti-obesity drugs show side effects and variable effectiveness. (mdpi.com)
  • Atta-ur-Rahman, M. Iqbal Choudhary , " Anti-Obesity Drug Discovery and Development ", Bentham Science Publishers (2011). (benthamscience.com)
  • The use of anti-obesity drug has become increasingly common in the last 30 years. (benthamscience.com)
  • Of the current anti-obesity therapies, orlistat and sibutramine do not raise plasma HDL levels, while rimonabant does directly increase HDL concentrations. (benthamscience.com)
  • The general stigma and bias circulating obesity hinders the ability to improve the patient's health, explained Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, principal at ConscienHealth. (ajmc.com)