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Marco La Marra, Ciro Rosario Ilardi, Ines Villano, Rita Polito, Maria Raffella Sibillo, Marina Franchetti, Angela Caggiano, Francesca Strangio, Giovanni Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Girolamo Di Maio, Antonietta Messina
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between obesity, executive functions, and body image in a nonclinical population from southern Italy. The results suggest that better executive functioning predicts a decrease in BMI, partially due to a reduction in avoidance behaviors.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Julianna Bailey, Stefanie Krick, Kevin R. Fontaine
Summary: This article reviews the prevalence and impact of overweight and obesity in cystic fibrosis patients, as well as the existing treatment evidence. It emphasizes the importance of personalized interdisciplinary approaches and calls for further research on optimal strategies for addressing overweight and obesity in this population.
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Microbiology
Olivia Raglan, David A. MacIntyre, Anita Mitra, Yun S. Lee, Ann Smith, Nada Assi, Jaya Nautiyal, Sanjay Purkayastha, Marc J. Gunter, Hani Gabra, Julian R. Marchesi, Phillip R. Bennett, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: Obese women have a significantly different vaginal microbiota composition and higher levels of local inflammation compared to non-obese women. Bariatric surgery does not alter the vaginal microbiota, but those who experience the greatest weight loss post-surgery are more likely to have a Lactobacillus-dominant VMB.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yanbin Du, Yuan Lv, Wenting Zha, Nan Zhou, Xiuqin Hong
Summary: This study examined the association between BMI and COVID-19 severity and mortality through a meta-analysis of 16 observational studies involving 109,881 patients. The findings showed a linear dose-response relationship between BMI and critical COVID-19 and mortality, with patients with BMI > 30 kg/m(2) at higher risk. Age and obesity were also found to impact this association.
METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
(2021)
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Jong-Seop Koo, So Young Kim
Summary: This study found that being underweight is generally associated with an increased prevalence of hearing loss in the Korean adult population, while obesity may be related to a decreased risk of hearing loss.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Guy Rozen, Gabby Elbaz-Greener, Gilad Margolis, Ibrahim Marai, Edwin K. Heist, Jeremy N. Ruskin, Shemy Carasso, Ariel Roguin, Edo Y. Birati, Offer Amir
Summary: This study investigated the distribution of BMI and its relationship with in-hospital mortality in stroke patients in the U.S. It found a reverse J-shaped relationship between body mass index and in-hospital mortality, with higher BMI associated with lower mortality during hospitalization.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Ameer A. Alameri, Rumi Iqbal Doewes, Amr A. El-Sehrawy, Irfan Ahmad, Pushpamala Ramaiah, Mustafa M. Kadhim, Hamzah H. Kzar, R. Sivaraman, Rosario Mireya Romero-Parra, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Yasser Fakri Mustafa
Summary: In this meta-analysis, an inverse association between circulating AGEs and body mass index among adults was observed, while the association between dietary AGEs and body mass index was inconclusive. Individuals with obesity had lower levels of circulating AGEs compared to those without obesity. The type of AGEs may contribute to the heterogeneity observed.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xiao-cong Liu, Yu Huang, Kenneth Lo, Yu-qing Huang, Ji-yan Chen, Ying-qing Feng
Summary: The study found that the Waist-BMI Ratio can independently predict overall and cardiovascular mortality risk in a dose-response relationship, with ROC curve analysis showing it to be a better discriminator of mortality compared to BMI, WC, and waist-to-height ratio.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Fernanda Velluzzi, Andrea Deledda, Maurizio Onida, Andrea Loviselli, Roberto Crnjar, Giorgia Sollai
Summary: Smell plays an important role in food choice and body weight regulation. Impaired or loss of smell is associated with malnutrition and altered eating behaviors. The obesity epidemic is influenced by various factors, including the environment and decreased olfactory function. Obese individuals have lower olfactory function and there is a negative correlation between BMI and olfactory scores. Normosmic obese patients have lower BMI compared to hyposmic ones.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Zaida Aguera, Cristina Vintro-Alcaraz, Isabel Baenas, Roser Granero, Isabel Sanchez, Jessica Sanchez-Gonzalez, Jose M. Menchon, Susana Jimenez-Murcia, Janet Treasure, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda
Summary: The study compared the impact of four specific BMI profiles on the severity of symptoms and treatment outcomes for patients with eating disorders. It was found that lifetime obesity is associated with higher general psychopathology and personality traits, while extreme weight changes are linked to higher psychopathology but do not affect the severity of ED symptoms. Patients with persistent obesity had higher dropout rates.
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Pediatrics
Meredith Monaco-Brown, Upender Munshi, Michael Joseph Horgan, Jamie L. Gifford, Rubia Khalak
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether maternal obesity increases the risk of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Retrospectively reviewing data from the New York State Perinatal Data System, it was found that infants of obese mothers were more frequently diagnosed with HIE, showing a significant increase in risk.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Immunology
Eduardo Villamor, Mikael Norman, Stefan Johansson, Sven Cnattingius
Summary: This study found that maternal overweight and obesity severity are associated with an increased risk of EOS, especially in term infants. Half of the impact is mediated through preeclampsia, cesarean section delivery, and preterm delivery. A dose-response association was consistently present in term infants.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Jiajing Wang, Hongmei Zhang, Faisal I. Rezwan, Caroline Relton, S. Hasan Arshad, John W. Holloway
Summary: Pre-adolescent DNAm is associated with BMI status transition from pre- to post-adolescence, a relationship that may be gender-specific. Consistent associations between genomic methylation patterns and BMI status transition were found in two independent cohorts, highlighting the significance of this gender-specific association.
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ying Jiang, Xiaomin Zhang, Tianwei Xu, Weiqi Hong, Zhiqi Chen, Xiang Gao, Renying Xu
Summary: This study evaluated the secular difference in BMI among Chinese older adults and found that BMI gradually increased from 2014 to 2020. The prevalence of overweight and obesity significantly increased, especially in the 70-79-year age group, while the prevalence of underweight decreased. These findings highlight the importance of a balanced diet and physical exercise in maintaining an optimal BMI range for the aging population.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Ou Wu, Jian Hang Leng, Xingyu Zhang, Wei Liu, Fen Fang Yang, Hu Zhang, Jia Jia Li, Guo Zhong Zhang, Xi Lu
Summary: Leptin may not be essential but play an additive effect in the development of obesity-associated hypertension. Leptin may only play an additive effect role in the intricate interwoven network of regulators contributing to the development of hypertension in obese patients.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION
(2022)
