Obesity is the most extended metabolic alteration worldwide increasing the risk for the
development of cardiometabolic alterations such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and …

Obesity, a worldwide epidemic, confers increased risk for multiple serious conditions,
including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

High whole-body fat percentage is independently associated with increased mortality. We
aimed to identify a simple anthropometric linear equation that is more accurate than the …

Obesity favors the development of cardiometabolic alterations such as type 2 diabetes (T2D)
and the metabolic syndrome (MS). Obesity and the MS are distinguished by an increase in …

Body roundness index (BRI) is a new anthropometric index developed to predict both body
fat and the percentage of visceral adipose tissue. Our aim was to investigate whether BRI is …

The prevalence of obesity and associated diseases has reached pandemic levels. Obesity is
often associated with overnutrition and a sedentary lifestyle, but clearly other factors also …

The aim of the present work was to study whether the leptin-adiponectin axis may have a
pathophysiological role in the increased systemic inflammation and oxidative stress …

Objectives: To compare the long-term benefit of gastric bypass [Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
(RYGB)] versus adjustable gastric banding (AGB) on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease …

Background There is a current lack of consensus on defining metabolically healthy obesity
(MHO). Limited data on dietary and lifestyle factors and MHO exist. The aim of this study is to …