The global obesity epidemic is well established, with increases in obesity prevalence for
most countries since the 1980s. Obesity contributes directly to incident cardiovascular risk …

Emerging evidence has spurred a considerable evolution of concepts relating to
atherosclerosis, and has called into question many previous notions. Here I review this …

Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both
independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this …

This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body …

Background A lack of agreement on definitions and terminology used for nutrition-related
concepts and procedures limits the development of clinical nutrition practice and research …

Abstract Fragala, MS, Cadore, EL, Dorgo, S, Izquierdo, M, Kraemer, WJ, Peterson, MD, and
Ryan, ED. Resistance training for older adults: position statement from the national strength …

Findings from epidemiological studies over the past 30 years have shown that visceral
adipose tissue, accurately measured by CT or MRI, is an independent risk marker of …

Dietary fibre has long been established as a nutritionally important, health-promoting food
ingredient. Modern dietary practices have seen a significant reduction in fibre consumption …

The remarkable advances in biotechnology and health sciences have led to a significant
production of data, such as high throughput genetic data and clinical information, generated …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not only a consequence of insulin resistance,
but it is also an important cause of insulin resistance and major non-communicable diseases …