The medical risks of obesity

X Pi-Sunyer - Postgraduate medicine, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States and in other developed and
develo** countries. The prevalence of obesity is increasing not only in adults, but …

High prevalence of moderate and severe depressive and anxiety symptoms in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LG Cooney, I Lee, MD Sammel, A Dokras - Human reproduction, 2017 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Do women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased
prevalence of moderate and severe depressive and anxiety symptoms compared with …

[HTML][HTML] Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care

M De Hert, CU Correll, J Bobes… - World …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general
population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. We report prevalence …

Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression: the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra/University of Navarra follow-up (SUN) …

A Sánchez-Villegas… - Archives of general …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern (MDP) is thought to reduce
inflammatory, vascular, and metabolic processes that may be involved in the risk of clinical …

Overweight and obesity associated with higher depression prevalence in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Pereira-Miranda, PRF Costa… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study aims to review and synthesize scientific evidence to assess the
association between excess body weight and depression among adults. Methods: The …

Is there a “metabolic-mood syndrome”? A review of the relationship between obesity and mood disorders

RB Mansur, E Brietzke, RS McIntyre - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2015 - Elsevier
Obesity and mood disorders are highly prevalent and co-morbid. Epidemiological studies
have highlighted the public health relevance of this association, insofar as both conditions …

Depression and anxiety among US adults: associations with body mass index

G Zhao, ES Ford, S Dhingra, C Li, TW Strine… - International journal of …, 2009 - nature.com
Background: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of develo** a variety of chronic
diseases, most of which are associated with psychiatric disorders. We examined the …

Evidence for prospective associations among depression and obesity in population‐based studies

MS Faith, M Butryn, TA Wadden, A Fabricatore… - Obesity …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity may lead to depression or be one of its consequences. We reviewed population‐
based studies in order to, first, identify the most commonly used research methods, and …

The S6K protein family in health and disease

MR Tavares, ICB Pavan, CL Amaral, L Meneguello… - Life sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
The S6K proteins are mTOR pathway effectors and accumulative evidence suggest that
mTOR/S6K signaling contributes to several pathological conditions, such as diabetes …

Attitudes toward cosmetic surgery in middle-aged women: Body image, aging anxiety, and the media

J Slevec, M Tiggemann - Psychology of women quarterly, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Our study investigated factors that influence attitudes toward cosmetic surgery in middle-
aged women. A sample of 108 women, aged between 35 and 55 years, completed …