Obesity - Etiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Weight patterns in children with higher risk ALL: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) for CCG 1961.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: This retrospective analysis defined and described patterns and predictors of weight change during treatment in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with high-risk features who received treatment on Children's Cancer Group ... Read more...

Maternal high-fat diet promotes body length increases and insulin insensitivity in second-generation mice.

7 Oct 2009 Maternal obesity and diet consumption during pregnancy have been linked to offspring adiposity, cardiovascular disease, and impaired glucose metabolism. Furthermore, nutrition during development is clearly linked to somatic growth. However, few ... Read more...

Stress and obesity: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in metabolic disease.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic stress, combined with positive energy balance, may be a contributor to the increased risk for obesity, especially upper body obesity, and other metabolic diseases. This association may be mediated by alterations in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obesity - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Weight patterns in children with higher risk ALL: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) for CCG 1961. 13 Dec 2009
• Maternal high-fat diet promotes body length increases and insulin insensitivity in second-generation mice. 7 Oct 2009
• Current World Literature. 29 Sep 2009
• Stressing over obesity. 29 Sep 2009
• Stress and obesity: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in metabolic disease. 29 Sep 2009
• A review of nutrition in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 29 Sep 2009
• US acculturation, food intake, and obesity among Asian-Pacific hotel workers. 29 Sep 2009
• Against the tide of change: diet and health in the Pacific islands. 29 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of obesity and related pathologies. 13 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of obesity and related pathologies: role of apolipoprotein E in the development of obesity. 13 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of obesity and related pathologies: transcriptional control of adipose tissue development. 13 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of obesity and related pathologies: androgen deficiency and endothelial dysfunction may be the link between obesity and erectile dysfunction. 13 Sep 2009
• Efficacious 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors in the diet-induced obesity mouse model. 8 Sep 2009
• Stromelysin-2 (MMP-10) deficiency does not affect adipose tissue formation in a mouse model of nutritionally induced obesity. 31 Aug 2009
• Pediatric obesity: etiology and treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• [Is ucOC a novel bone-derived anti-diabetogenic hormone in humans?] 30 Aug 2009
• Developmental pathways leading to obesity in childhood. 30 Aug 2009
• Obesity: prevalence, causes and clinical consequences. 30 Aug 2009
• Bubbling over: soda consumption and its link to obesity in California. 30 Aug 2009
• Hypovolemia-induced obesity and diabetes. 23 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Obesity'

Definition: A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

Descriptor UI: D009765

Alternative terms: Obesity;

Related Mesh Headings: Appetite Depressants; Body Weight; Diet, Reducing; Skinfold Thickness; Lipectomy; Anti-Obesity Agents; Bariatrics;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C18.654.726.500; C23.888.144.699.500; E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500; G07.100.100.160.120.699.500;

Technical Notes: OBESITY, MORBID is also available; obese hyperglycemic mice are indexed MICE, OBESE: do not add OBESITY or HYPERGLYCEMIA unless disease particularly discussed