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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4010.1510014

Eating Behavior in a Sample of Overweight and Obese: A Cross Sectional Study

Ahmed Salih Sahib, Tamara Sadeq Raheem, Maryam Shamal Saleh, Lina Saud khleel, Aya Mufeed Abdulhussein, Shams Reyadh Sadiq and Faris Abdul Kareem Kazaal

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 28, 2016

Obesity is becoming a public health problem worldwide especially in the recent years, thus; overweight and obesity are increasingly being observed among the population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the eating habits in a sample of overweight and obese Iraqi subjects who attend Al-Kindy obesity therapy and research unit....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4010.1510013

Association of Severe Obesity with the Metabolic Profile of Adolescents and Adults

Jessica Socas Teixeira, Aline Bull, Silvia Elaine Pereira, Carlos Saboya and Andrea Ramalho

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 30, 2016

Objective: To evaluate, in adolescents and adults, the association of severe obesity with the extent of the metabolic changes shown. Methods: This is an observational comparative study with a population consisting of adolescents with severe obesity and adults with class III obesity. The patients underwent anthropometric, biochemical and clinical evaluations. We evaluated the lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c and triglycerides), C-reactive protein (CRP) and fasting glucose. Insulin s...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4010.1510012

Mood Disorders and Bariatric Surgery Patients: Pre- and Post- Surgery Clinical Course- An Overview

Lucia Godini, Giovanni Castellini, Enrico Facchiano, Marcello Lucchese and Valdo Ricca

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 29, 2016

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical course before and after bariatric surgery (BS) of patients affected by mood disorders as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Bipolar Disorder (BD). Methods: A search in Pubmed's medline was performed for English-spoken articles published from January 2000 to May 2015 using the keywords 'depression', 'bipolar disorder', 'mood disorders' and 'antidepressive drugs' combined with 'bariatric surgery' and 'obesity surgery'. A total of 43 studi...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4010.1510011

Physical Exercise versus Natural Estrogen Supplement in Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome in Aged Postmenopausal Wistar Rats

Bahgat NM, Saad RA, Lasheen NN and Sabry YG

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 26, 2016

The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of either a low intensity swim- exercise program or low soybean flour supplementation on the different components of metabolic syndrome in aged postmenopausal rats. Fifty five rats, weighing 260-350 gm, were randomly allocated into: Control group (C), Metabolic Syndrome group(MS), Metabolic syndrome 6-week - swim exercised group (MSE), and Metabolic syndrome 6 week -soybean flour supplemented group (MSS)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4010.1510010

Dermatologic Manifestations of Obesity: Part I Mechanical Causes

Reid Alexander Waldman and Anne H Kettler

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: January 16, 2016

Over the past several decades, the proportion of Americans suffering from obesity has risen drastically. Accompanying this increase in obesity is a concomitant increase in many of the co-morbidities associated with obesity, many of which are seen less frequently in persons with normal body weight. Notably, there has been an increase in dermatologic conditions seen in this special patient population....

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