Obesity - Metabolism
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with hypovitaminosis D. Whether body mass index (BMI) determines the replacement dose of vitamin D to achieve sufficiency is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between BMI and serum 25-OH vitamin D ... Read more...

[Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?]

17 Oct 2009 Recent studies have shown that about 20% of obese subjects are metabolically healthy with no increased risk for development of cardio-vascular disease or type 2 diabetes. This group is characterized by normal metabolic parameters (do not have ... Read more...

Knee osteoarthritis in obese women with cardiometabolic clustering.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of obesity and metabolic dysfunctionality with knee osteoarthritis (OA), knee joint pain, and physical functioning performance, adjusted for joint space width (JSW) asymmetry. METHODS: Knee OA was defined as a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obesity - Metabolism'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index. 30 Oct 2009
• [Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?] 17 Oct 2009
• Knee osteoarthritis in obese women with cardiometabolic clustering. 13 Oct 2009
• Maternal high-fat diet promotes body length increases and insulin insensitivity in second-generation mice. 7 Oct 2009
• Phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase signaling in hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons contributes to the regulation of glucose homeostasis. 7 Oct 2009
• Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity. 29 Sep 2009
• The relationship between body mass index and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in chronic systolic heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
• Importance of changes in adipose tissue insulin resistance to histological response during thiazolidinedione treatment of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. 29 Sep 2009
• Aerobic exercise training reduces hepatic and visceral lipids in obese individuals without weight loss. 29 Sep 2009
• Gender-specific prevalences of fatty liver in obese children and adolescents: roles of body fat distribution, sex steroids, and insulin resistance. 20 Sep 2009
• Periadventitial adipose tissue plays a critical role in vascular remodeling. 15 Sep 2009
• Enhanced Stat3 activation in POMC neurons provokes negative feedback inhibition of leptin and insulin signaling in obesity. 14 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: the macro- and microcirculation of adipose tissue. 13 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of obesity and related pathology: linking immune responses to metabolic stress. 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
• [Anaesthesia management of the obese patient] 9 Sep 2009
• Role of insulin as a negative regulator of plasma endocannabinoid levels in obese and nonobese subjects. 8 Sep 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