background: childhood obesity could induce some risk factors for cardiovascular disease (cvd) including serum lipid abnormalities, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. the present study aimed to comparison the lipid profile in normal children with cases having overweight, obesity and central obesity . methods : i n this case control study , which was conducted 2013 , serum lipids for three groups...

To explore the relationship between blood pressure on the one hand and body composition variables and fat cell size and number on the other, these factors were determined in a population sample (n = 120) of 49-year-old men with blood pressure (BP) ranging from very low to very high. BP increased linearly with body weight throughout the entire BP range, while body fat and fat cell size increased...

The article reviews the relationship between type 2 diabetes and obesity. This also includes types of obesity and its genetic predisposition. The modern generalization of sedentary life and caloric abundance has created new physiological conditions capable of changing the level of expression of a number of genes involved in fuel metabolism and body weight regulation. It is likely that the genet...

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) are serious health concerns. The global epidemic of obesity and T2D is worsening. According to updated World Health Organization (WHO) reports, worldwide obesity has almost doubled since 1980. In 2008, >1.4 billion adults aged >20 years were either overweight or obese. Of these, >200 million men and about 300 million women were obese [1]. The new Inter...

“With obesity often comes debilitating, even fatal Type 2 diabetes. These are epidemics that America cannot ignore. The McDonald’s and Scripps Research alignment represents advancement in the effort to change the landscape of these severe pediatric health issues, and to find solutions that will benefit future generations of healthy adults in America.” “McDonald’s overall goal is to make a diffe...

Until recently, the majority of cases of diabetes mellitus among children and adolescents were immune-mediated type 1a diabetes. Obesity has led to a dramatic increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among children and adolescents over the past 2 decades. Obesity is strongly associated with insulin resistance, which, when coupled with relative insulin deficiency, leads to the develop...