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Bariatric Surgery in Adults with Obesity: the Impact on Performance, Metabolism, and Health Indices
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Springer
, 2021 , Article Review)
This systematic review summarizes current evidence on the impact of bariatric surgery (BS) on physical performance, metabolic, and health indices in adults with obesity. This systematic review suggests that BS induced ...
Increased Fracture Risk After Bariatric Surgery: a Case-Controlled Study with a Long-Term Follow-Up
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: Bariatric surgeries are common procedures due to the high prevalence of obesity. This study aimed to investigate whether bariatric surgery increases fracture risk. Material and Methods: It was a case-controlled ...
A comparison study of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension and associated factors among adults in China and the United States based on national survey data
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KeAi Communications Co.
, 2023 , Article)
ObjectiveThis study compared the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and associated factors in China and the United States (US). MethodsAdult data from nationally representative samples were derived ...
Children's longitudinal bodyweight in Australia: Influence of migrant mothers' long-term residency, attachment to, and level of childhood overweight in country-of-birth
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Immigration creates opportunities and imposes constraints associated with acculturation. We used the Australian national longitudinal survey of children aged 2 to 17 to evaluate the influence of mothers' long-term residency ...
Potential causes of male and female infertility in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
A steady decline in the fertility rate has been observed in Qatar during the past fifty years. Therefore, infertility is considered a national priority in Qatar, a pronatalist society. This review article summarises the ...
The Association Between Short Sleep Duration and Metabolic Syndrome: A Case-Control Study
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Dove Press Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: Short sleep duration and quality are increasingly common in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and has been linked to metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...
The epidemiology of obesity in reproduction
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Over the last decades, overweight and obesity rates have been rising exponentially and have now reached epidemic proportions. These are significantly higher in women than men, and indeed, data from 2022 show rates varying ...
Challenges in timing and mode of delivery in morbidly obese women
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Globally obesity is increasing especially in the reproductive age group. Pregnant women with obesity have higher complication and intervention rates. They are also at increased risk of stillbirth and intrapartum complications. ...
Maternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
ObjectiveThe study aims to examine the association between depressiveness in mothers on infant obesity and stunting at one year of age. MethodsWe enrolled 4829 pregnant women, followed them up at public health facilities ...
Reversal of insulin resistance in overweight and obese subjects by trans-resveratrol and hesperetin combination—link to dysglycemia, blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and low-grade inflammation
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
The dietary supplement, trans-resveratrol and hesperetin combination (tRES-HESP), induces expression of glyoxalase 1, countering the accumulation of reactive dicarbonyl glycating agent, methylglyoxal (MG), in overweight ...