New insights and potential therapeutic interventions in metabolic diseases

VJ Clemente-Suárez, A Martín-Rodríguez… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endocrine homeostasis and metabolic diseases have been the subject of extensive
research in recent years. The development of new techniques and insights has led to a …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-processed foods and food system sustainability: what are the links?

A Fardet, E Rock - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Global food systems are no longer sustainable for health, the environment, animal
biodiversity and wellbeing, culinary traditions, socioeconomics, or small farmers. The …

The link between NAFLD and metabolic syndrome

F Radu, CG Potcovaru, T Salmen, PV Filip, C Pop… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by an association of cardiovascular and
diabetes mellitus type 2 risk factors. Although the definition of MetS slightly differs depending …

The impact of obesity and lifestyle on the immune system and susceptibility to infections such as COVID-19

DL De Frel, DE Atsma, H Pijl, JC Seidell… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: COVID-19 is a global challenge to healthcare. Obesity is common in patients
with COVID-19 and seems to aggravate disease prognosis. In this review we explore the link …

Childhood obesity and its comorbidities in high-risk minority populations: prevalence, prevention and lifestyle intervention guidelines

A Alkhatib, G Obita - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of childhood obesity and its associated comorbidities is a growing global
health problem that disproportionately affects populations in low-and middle-income …

[HTML][HTML] Eating choices—The roles of motivation and health literacy: A cross-sectional study

U Zwierczyk, C Sowada, M Duplaga - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Food choices are determined by intrinsic and extrinsic product characteristics, biological and
physiological features, psychological factors, and situational and socio-cultural factors. Self …

Management of childhood obesity—Time to shift from generalized to personalized intervention strategies

M Motevalli, C Drenowatz, DR Tanous, NA Khan… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a major public health concern, childhood obesity is a multifaceted and multilevel
metabolic disorder influenced by genetic and behavioral aspects. While genetic risk factors …

B cell contribution to immunometabolic dysfunction and impaired immune responses in obesity

K Oleinika, B Slisere, D Catalán… - Clinical and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver
disease, and cancer. It is also linked with more severe complications from infections …

Anti-obesity therapeutic targets studied in silico and in vivo: A systematic review

WF de Medeiros, AFT Gomes, AJFC Aguiar… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the age of information technology and the additional computational search tools and
software available, this systematic review aimed to identify potential therapeutic targets for …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of piperine on the mitigation of obesity associated with gut microbiota alteration

J He, Q Le, Y Wei, L Yang, B Cai, Y Liu… - Current Research in Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
An obese mouse model induced by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding was used to reveal the role
of piperine in modulating gut microbiota (GM). Piperine was administrated at 20 and 40 …