Cardiovascular diseases are the most prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality among
patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The proposed mechanisms that can link accelerated …

The incidence of obesity is rising at an alarming rate and is becoming a major public health
concern with incalculable social costs. Indeed, obesity facilitates the development of …

Despite advances in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), this
group of multifactorial disorders remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. CVD is …

Obesity is a result of excess body fat accumulation. This excess is associated with adverse
health effects such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. The development of obesity has an …

Biomarkers are of tremendous importance for the prediction, diagnosis, and observation of
the therapeutic success of common complex multifactorial metabolic diseases, such as type …

The intrauterine environment supports the development and health of offspring.
Perturbations to this environment can have detrimental effects on the fetus that have …

The purpose of this review is to evaluate whether some risk factors in childhood work as
significant predictors of the development of obesity and the metabolic syndrome in …

Insulin resistance (IR), the hallmark of type 2 diabetes, may be under epigenetic control. This
study examines the association between global DNA methylation and IR using 84 …

Understanding the relationship between genotype and phenotype is a central goal not just
for genetics but also for medicine and biological sciences. Despite outstanding …

Prevalence of obesity in the general population has increased in the past 15 years from 15%
to 35%. With increasing obesity, the coincident medical and social consequences are …