Epigenetics refers to the DNA chemistry changes that result in the modification of gene
transcription and translation independently of the underlying DNA coding sequence …

The incidence of childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome has grown notably in the last
years, becoming major public health burdens in developed countries. Nowadays, oxidative …

Obesity is a metabolic condition usually accompanied by insulin resistance (IR), type 2
diabetes (T2D), and dyslipidaemia, which is characterised by excessive fat accumulation …

Obesity is a complex and multifactorial disease, which likely comprises multiple subtypes.
Emerging data have linked chemical exposures to obesity. As organismal response to …

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious public health issue with an
increase being observed in preschool-aged children. Treating childhood obesity is difficult …

The tremendous increase in childhood obesity prevalence over the last few decades cannot
merely be explained by genetics and evolutionary changes in the genome, implying that …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), which includes several clinical components such as abdominal
obesity, insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidemia, microalbuminuria, hypertension …

The circadian clock regulates the daily rhythms of several physiological and behavioral
processes. Disruptions in clock genes have been associated with obesity and related …

Background Recent studies have associated several microRNAs (miRNAs) with childhood
obesity and energy homeostasis, suggesting that an individual miRNA profile could be used …

Background Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious public health issue with an
increase being observed in preschool-aged children. Treating childhood obesity is difficult …