Body fat mass increases when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. In the long term,
a positive energy balance will result in obesity. The worldwide prevalence of obesity has …

Obesity is becoming a global epidemic in both children and adults. It is associated with
numerous comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), type 2 diabetes …

Blood pressure, heart rate, sympathetic nerve activity, and polysomnography were recorded
during wakefulness and sleep in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Measurements …

This paper focuses on pragmatic issues in obtaining measures of cardiac vagal control, and
overviews a set of freely available software tools for obtaining several widely used metrics …

Die zweite, überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage handelt alle klinisch relevanten Aspekte
der Adipositas ab. Völlig überarbeitet wurde das Kapitel über die Genetik, die …

Human obesity is characterized by profound alterations in the hemodynamic and metabolic
states. Whether these alterations involve sympathetic drive is controversial. In 10 young …

To investigate the effects of obesity and weight loss on cardiovascular autonomic function,
we examined 28 obese patients referred for weight-reducing gastroplasty, 24 obese patients …

Background—Obese humans are reported to have increased muscle sympathetic nerve
activity (MSNA). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may also be accompanied by increased …

The green tea extract AR25 is an 80% ethanolic dry extract standardized at 25% catechins
expressed as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). In vitro, green tea extract AR25 exerts a …

Background Previous studies have shown that obesity is characterized by a sympathetic
overactivity coupled with an insulin resistance state and a baroreflex impairment. The …