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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Summer Harvey, Nicolas Wentzensen, Kimberly Bertrand, Amanda Black, Louise A. Brinton, Chu Chen, Laura Costas, Luigino Dal Maso, Immaculata De Vivo, Mengmeng Du, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Marc T. Goodman, Jessica Gorzelitz, Lisa Johnson, James Lacey, Linda Liao, Loren Lipworth, Jolanta Lissowska, Anthony B. Miller, Kelli O'Connell, Tracy A. O'Mara, Xiao Ou, Julie R. Palmer, Alpa Patel, Sonia Paytubi, Beatriz Pelegrina, Stacey Petruzella, Anna Prizment, Thomas Rohan, Sven Sandin, Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Rashmi Sinha, Britton Trabert, Penelope M. Webb, Lynne R. Wilkens, Wanghong Xu, Hannah P. Yang, Wei Zheng, Megan A. Clarke
Summary: This study evaluated the associations between obesity in young adulthood and adulthood with endometrial cancer risk. The results showed that obesity in both periods was positively associated with endometrial cancer risk, and weight gain was also positively associated with this risk while weight loss was inversely associated.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jinho Kim
Summary: This study reveals that an individual's ordinal body mass index (BMI) rank in a reference group is a significant factor for life satisfaction, especially among women. The relationship between relative BMI and life satisfaction is influenced by group-specific social comparisons, particularly for women in urban areas.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shelley Clark
Summary: Research shows that living in rural areas during early childhood can lead to obesity in young adulthood, while residence in rural areas during later childhood and adolescence has less impact on weight. Therefore, improving the health of rural mothers and infants may help address the roots of rural obesity.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Corey J. Ketchem, Adolfo A. Ocampo, Zeyun Xue, Nicole C. Chang, Kisan P. Thakkar, Sumana Reddy, Sydney B. Greenberg, Christopher J. Lee, Walker D. Redd, Swathi Eluri, Craig C. Reed, Evan S. Dellon
Summary: This study investigated whether the response of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients to topical corticosteroid (tCS) treatment varied based on their body mass index (BMI). The results showed that as BMI increased, the odds of histologic, symptomatic, and endoscopic responses to tCS decreased, with obese patients having an approximately 40% decrease in odds of response.
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
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Food Science & Technology
Maria Teresa Trentinaglia, Marco Parolini, Franco Donzelli, Alessandro Olper
Summary: The analysis found a robust U-shaped association between temperature and BMI for girls, boys, and women, indicating a direct connection between temperature and BMI, particularly for females. The impact of temperature on BMI remains strong even after considering other determinants of obesity, suggesting an independent effect.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sung-Goo Kang, Hyun Jee Hwang, Youngwoo Kim, Junseak Lee, Jung Hwan Oh, Jinsu Kim, Chul-Hyun Lim, Seung Bae Youn, Sung Hoon Jung
Summary: The study evaluated the association between reflux esophagitis and fatigue, finding no statistically significant association between reflux esophagitis and daytime sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety, or depression. However, fatigue was associated with GERD symptoms, being women, anxiety, and depression. Further research is needed to clarify the relationship between fatigue and reflux esophagitis.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jose M. Soriano, Giovanna Sgambetterra, Pietro Marco Boselli
Summary: A biomathematic model was developed to explain the temporal trend of body mass and its variations after a change in diet. The results showed that the trend of body mass and its variations depend on metabolic rates, which are specific to each individual and characterize the distribution of nutritional molecules in the body. This explains why energetically equal diets can correspond to people of different body mass and that energy-different diets can correspond to people of similar body mass.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Hanshu Gao, Qianlong Zhang, Jiahui Xu, Wei Yuan, Ruixue Li, Hui Guo, Cuiying Gu, Wenjing Feng, Yanan Ma, Zhaoqing Sun, Liqiang Zheng
Summary: This study found a positive association between serum spermidine levels and the odds of obesity in a cross-sectional study, but a negative association between spermidine levels and the risk of increased BMI in a follow-up study among Chinese adults. Further research is needed to determine the exact mechanism underlying the association between spermidine and obesity, as well as the potential for interventions.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jacques A. Greenberg, Federico Palacardo, Rodrigo C. L. Edelmuth, Caitlin E. Egan, Yeon Joo Lee, Felice H. Schnoll-Sussman, Philip O. Katz, Brendan M. Finnerty, Thomas J. Fahey, Rasa Zarnegar
Summary: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common complication in obese patients. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the main treatment, but some patients are reluctant to undergo bypass. This study found that anti-reflux surgery (ARS) can achieve satisfactory results in patients with different body mass indexes (BMIs), including those with higher BMIs.
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lin Ren, Li Chang, Yijun Kang, Yaling Zhao, Fangyao Chen, Leilei Pei
Summary: Our study revealed a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and BMI among women, while an inverse U-shaped relationship was observed among men. Identification of potentially modifiable risk factors may contribute to better prevention of obesity.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cancan Cui, Zhiyuan Wu, Yunke Shi, Zhonghang Xu, Bing Zhao, Di Zhou, Xinlei Miao, Chengyan He, Xuesong Xu
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association between BMI change and stroke in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes and identify sex differences. The results showed that an increase in BMI was independently associated with a higher risk of stroke in men, while this association was not significant in women. Additionally, a positive dose-response relationship between BMI increase and stroke was observed only in men.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Shuhei Fukunaga, Dan Nakano, Tsubasa Tsutsumi, Takumi Kawaguchi, Mohammed Eslam, Shinobu Yoshinaga, Hirohiko Abe, Ryuichi Nouno, Seiya Joh, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Jacob George, Takuji Torimura
Summary: This study investigated the impact of MAFLD and its subtypes on the incidence of reflux esophagitis. The results showed that MAFLD, especially lean/normal-weight MAFLD, is an independent risk factor for reflux esophagitis. Visceral adiposity was identified as the strongest metabolic risk factor for reflux esophagitis in lean/normal-weight MAFLD patients.
HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Monica Mazariegos, Jithin Sam Varghese, Maria F. Kroker-Lobos, Ann M. DiGirolamo, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Usha Ramakrishnan, Aryeh D. Stein
Summary: According to this study, women who give birth to three or more children during early adulthood tend to gain more weight. However, the association between childbirth and BMI may vary depending on the mother's age.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Eri Momma, Mai Koeda, Yoshimasa Hoshikawa, Tomohide Tanabe, Shintaro Hoshino, Yuichi Kitasako, Noriyuki Kawami, Katsuhiko Iwakiri
Summary: A study found that saliva secretion is significantly lower in female patients with mild reflux esophagitis compared to female healthy controls. This reduction in saliva secretion may impact the pathophysiology of mild reflux esophagitis in females.
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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.