Obesity pandemic in China: epidemiology, burden, challenges, and opportunities
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DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002189
Abstract: To understand the trends of overweight and obesity in China, we accessed the country/territory-level year-specific data of age-standardized summary exposure value (SEV, standing for the pooled proportion among the population), deaths, and disability-adjusted life of… read more here.
Keywords: obesity pandemic; level; burden; china ... See more keywords
The big, bad obesity pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001050
Abstract: Algernon Moncrief, from ‘‘The Importance of Being Earnest’’ by Oscar Wilde. This editorial will discuss why people gain weight, why the obesity pandemic keeps growing, how obesity brings on poor sleep and causes brain-damaging sleep… read more here.
Keywords: obesity pandemic; obesity; bad obesity; big bad ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and Obesity: A Pandemic Wrapped in an Epidemic
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DOI: 10.1177/1559827621995393
Abstract: According to the World Health Organization, more than 650 million adults in 2016 were obese. In addition, 39% of adults over age 18 years old were overweight. It has been estimated that at least 2.8… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; obesity pandemic; health; covid obesity ... See more keywords
The Impact of Early Human Migration on Brown Adipose Tissue Evolution and Its Relevance to the Modern Obesity Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1210/js.2018-00363
Abstract: Abstract Genetic factors are believed to be primarily responsible for obesity; however, an understanding of how genes for obesity have become so prevalent in modern society has proved elusive. Several theories have attempted to explain… read more here.
Keywords: modern obesity; obesity pandemic; adipose tissue; obesity ... See more keywords
“Growth-Promoting Effect” of Antibiotic Use Could Explain the Global Obesity Pandemic: A European Survey
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11101321
Abstract: Clinical observations indicated a higher rate of obesity among children who received antibiotics at early ages. Experimental studies supported the role of the modified gut microbiome in the development of obesity as well. For identifying… read more here.
Keywords: consumption; antibiotic consumption; promoting effect; obesity pandemic ... See more keywords