Article
Immunology
Yrvane K. Pageot, Annette L. Stanton, Patricia A. Ganz, Michael R. Irwin, Steve W. Cole, Catherine M. Crespi, Elizabeth C. Breen, Kate R. Kuhlman, Julienne E. Bower
Summary: This study found that breast cancer patients with lower education levels exhibited higher levels of inflammation, with BMI mediating the association between education and inflammation. Annual household income was not significantly associated with inflammation in this sample.
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kevin J. Scully, Laura T. Jay, Steven Freedman, Gregory S. Sawicki, Ahmet Uluer, Joel S. Finkelstein, Melissa S. Putman
Summary: Measures of body fat and lean mass may better predict important clinical outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis than body mass index. Diet quality and exercise impact body composition in these patients, with higher physical activity levels associated with greater ALMI and lower body fat. Future studies analyzing the effect of dietary intake and exercise on body composition and clinical outcomes in CF patients are needed.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jens W. Horn, Tingting Feng, Bjorn Morkedal, Linn Beate Strand, Julie Horn, Kenneth Mukamal, Imre Janszky
Summary: Individuals with metabolic health issues are at greater risk of ischemic stroke, with hypertension being the most significant metabolic risk factor. Those who are metabolically healthy but overweight or obese have a similar risk of ischemic stroke as those with normal weight.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Youzhi Ke, Shikun Zhang, Yueran Hao, Yang Liu
Summary: The threat of obesity and overweight in Chinese children and adolescents is increasing rapidly. This study found a positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and risk of overweight/obesity in girls, specifically with maternal education level.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yun Zhang, Caixia Tan, Wenfu Tan
Summary: This study investigated whether BMI mediates the relationship between SES and lumbar BMD. The results showed that BMI partially mediated the association between SES and BMD, but this association may be largely mediated by factors other than BMI.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Paulina Kreusler, Mandy Vogel, Anja Willenberg, Ronny Baber, Yvonne Dietz, Antje Koerner, Uta Ceglarek, Wieland Kiess
Summary: This study proposes age- and sex-specific percentiles for serum cobalamin and folate and analyzes the impact of sex, age, BMI, and SES on their concentrations in healthy children and adolescents. Folate concentrations decrease with age while cobalamin peaks between three and seven years of age. Female sex is associated with higher vitamin levels in older age groups.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shiekhah S. Allowaymi, Manal Abdulaziz Binobead, Ghedeir M. Alshammari, Ali Alrasheed, Mohammed A. Mohammed, Mohammed Abdo Yahya
Summary: This study evaluated the nutritional status of Saudi children with celiac disease who followed the Ministry of Health's gluten-free diet program. The findings showed that most children had lower nutrient intake than recommended, but their anthropometric and biochemical indicators were within the normal range.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
William B. Nicolson, Julianna Bailey, Najlaa Z. Alotaibi, Stefanie Krick, John D. Lowman
Summary: Exercise training has no negative impact on the nutritional status of children with cystic fibrosis, and resistance exercise can help improve body weight. Further research is needed to understand how exercise affects adults and overweight individuals with this condition.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
David A. Gorelick
Summary: This comprehensive review of human adipose tissue fails to mention the role of the endocannabinoid system in fat metabolism. The endogenous cannabinoids and their receptors, found in both white and brown fat, have been recognized as key players in adipose tissue metabolism. Rimonabant, an inverse agonist of cannabinoid receptor type 1, has shown promising effects as a therapeutic target for obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance, although its clinical use was discontinued due to neuropsychiatric side effects.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Xinyu Wang, Yanan Huang, Yanru Chen, Tingting Yang, Wenli Su, Xiaoli Chen, Fanghong Yan, Lin Han, Yuxia Ma
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of stroke. The results showed that the underweight group had a lower risk, while the overweight or obese group had a higher risk. Lowering BMI can be used as a preventive measure against stroke.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrea Maugeri, Roberta Magnano San Lio, Maria Clara La Rosa, Giuliana Giunta, Marco Panella, Antonio Cianci, Maria Anna Teresa Caruso, Antonella Agodi, Martina Barchitta
Summary: Inadequate gestational weight gain could affect fetal health and is associated with DNA telomere length.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kulapong Jayanama, Olga Theou, Judith Godin, Andrea Mayo, Leah Cahill, Kenneth Rockwood
Summary: This study found that BMI is associated with frailty, and being overweight or obese is related to higher levels of frailty. Higher body fat percentage is associated with higher frailty, partially mediating the relationship between BMI and frailty.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Christine Henriksen, Ingvild Paur, Astrid Pedersen, Ane Sorlie Kvaerner, Hanna Raeder, Hege Berg Henriksen, Siv Kjolsrud Bohn, Gro Wiedswang, Rune Blomhoff
Summary: This study validates the concordance between the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) process and the Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). The study found that the consistency between GLIM and PG-SGA depends on the screening tool used in the GLIM process.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yong Jae Kwon, Young Cheol Yoon, Hyun Su Kim, Min Jae Cha, Sehhoon Park, Ji Hyun Lee
Summary: This study investigated the prognostic significance of body mass index in small-cell lung cancer and whether skeletal muscle status affects the body mass index-survival relationship. The results showed that being underweight is an independent poor prognostic factor for shorter overall survival in Asian patients with small-cell lung cancer, regardless of skeletal muscle status.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adela-Viviana Sitar-Taut, Angela Cozma, Adriana Fodor, Sorina-Cezara Coste, Olga Hilda Orasan, Vasile Negrean, Dana Pop, Dan-Andrei Sitar-Taut
Summary: The study aimed to assess the relationship between adipokines such as leptin and ghrelin and their ratio with obesity and diabetes. Results showed that obese patients had higher leptin values and leptin/ghrelin ratios, with significant differences found in analyses stratified by obesity and gender. Obesity and diabetes were associated with changes in the levels of adipokines, even in overweight subjects, indicating a basis for early intervention in diabetic and obese patients.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Paola De la Parra-Colin, Alejandra Gonzalez-De la Torre, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Alejandra Gonzalez-Veliz, Vania Zarza-Garcia, Ivette Paola Vazquez Mellado Martinez, Maria de Lourdes Garcia Hernandez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: This study evaluated the characteristics and colonization of pathogenic microorganisms on the ocular surface in patients in a burn center, finding associations between exposure keratopathy and ocular surface colonization with mechanical ventilation and periocular burn. The most common pathogenic microorganisms were Candida parapsilosis, Acinetobacter baumanii, and Pseudomonas aeuroginosa.
JOURNAL OF BURN CARE & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Desiree Vidana-Perez, Ariela Braverman-Bronstein, Rodrigo Zepeda-Tello, Dalia Camacho-Garcia-Formenti, M. Arantxa Colchero, Juan A. Rivera-Dommarco, Barry M. Popkin, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: This study compares the equity of different interventions to reduce obesity in Mexico, with results showing that a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was the most cost effective and had the largest and most equitable impact on reducing obesity prevalence. Individual interventions like pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery also showed significant decreases in obesity prevalence, especially in middle and high socioeconomic groups. On the other hand, dietary advice had the lowest impact on obesity reduction.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francisco-Javier Prado-Galbarro, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Ana Ortigoza, Nancy Paulina Lopez-Olmedo, Ariela Braverman-Bronstein, Rosalba Rojas-Martinez, Filipa de Castro, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: The study found an inverse association between the availability of libraries in the urban environment and inadequate ECD, while population density showed a positive association. Certain aspects of the urban environment were found to impact child development, suggesting that intervention in the urban context could potentially improve overall child development.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marina Armendariz, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Ana Basto-Abreu, Gina S. Lovasi, Usama Bilal, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: Changing food environments in Latin America may contribute to increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages, while decreasing the intake of healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. Our study found that a decline in the density of fruit and vegetable stores is associated with higher blood pressure, and an increase in the density of supermarkets is associated with unfavorable blood pressure outcomes among adults with undiagnosed hypertension.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Usama Bilal, Caio P. de Castro, Tania Alfaro, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Mauricio L. Barreto, Carlos M. Leveau, Kevin Martinez-Folgar, J. Jaime Miranda, Felipe Montes, Pricila Mullachery, Maria Fatima Pina, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Gervasio F. dos Santos, Roberto F. S. Andrade, Ana V. Diez Roux
Summary: The study found that there are significant differences in mortality rates with city population size, with more populated cities having lower mortality rates in the United States, while Latin American cities showed similar mortality rates across different city sizes. Additionally, sexually transmitted infections and homicides are more prevalent in larger cities, indicating superlinear scaling in these cases.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kaela Connors, Mario H. Flores-Torres, Adrian Cortes-Valencia, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Carlos Cantu-Brito, Beatriz Rodriguez, Martin Lajous, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Andres Catzin-Kuhlmann
Summary: This study investigates the association between serious financial difficulties (SFD), stress, and cardiovascular health in women. The results indicate that women exposed to SFD have an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis and higher intima-media thickness. The association is stronger in women with longer duration of the event and higher emotional burden. Perceived stress and body mass index may mediate these associations.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Silvia Martinez-Valverde, Rodrigo Zepeda-Tello, Angelica Castro-Rios, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano, Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Adrian Rodriguez-Matias, Juan Luis Gerardo Duran-Arenas
Summary: This study assessed the health needs of patients with CKD secondary to T2DM without social security in Mexico using a statistical simulation model. The results show that early renal involvement, cases with macroalbuminuria, the need for renal replacement therapy, and deaths associated with cardiovascular risk will all significantly increase. Therefore, it is crucial to provide early care for CKD and address cardiovascular risk in order to reduce mortality in this high-risk population.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yenisei Ramirez-Toscano, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Usama Bilal, Amy H. Auchincloss, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: There has been a rapid and significant change in Mexico's retail food environment over the past decade, mainly driven by an increase in convenience stores and supermarkets in areas with higher socioeconomic deprivation and lower urbanization.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yenisei Ramirez-Toscano, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Usama Bilal, Amy H. Auchincloss, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: Obesity is on the rise among Mexican children and adolescents, while the food environment is undergoing rapid changes. A study found that an increase in the number of fruit/vegetable stores is associated with a decrease in BMI among children and adolescents. Policy approaches should be tailored based on the type of food store, level of urbanization, and age of the children.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Francisco Reyes-Sanchez, Ana Basto-Abreu, Rossana Torres-Alvarez, Martha Carnalla-Cortes, Alan Reyes-Garcia, Boyd Swinburn, Rafael Meza, Juan A. A. Rivera, Barry Popkin, Tonatiuh Barientos-Gutierrez
Summary: This study aims to explore obesity goals for Mexico in 2030 and 2040, as well as estimate the required caloric reductions to achieve them. The projections show that obesity prevalence in Mexico will continue to increase, and high-intensity interventions will be needed to reach the obesity goals for 2030 and 2040.
Article
Immunology
Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Waldo Vieyra-Romero, Hector Gutierrez-Diaz, Rodrigo Zepeda-Tello, David Barros-Sierra, Rebeca Velasco-Reyna, Emmanuell Ramirez-Polanco, Manuel Ortega-Alvarez
Summary: In this study, we examined respiratory disease short-term disability claims submitted to the Mexican Social Security Institute in 2020. A total of 1,631,587 claims were submitted by 19.1 million insured workers. The cumulative incidence of respiratory diseases (8.5%) was 3.6 times higher compared to January 2015-December 2019. Workers in healthcare, social assistance, self-service, and retail stores were disproportionately affected.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Waldo Vieyra-Romero, Hector Gutierrez-Diaz, David Barros-Sierra, Rodrigo Zepeda, Carlos Segura-Sanchez, Rebeca Velasco, Emmanuell Alejandro Ramirez, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Victor Borja-Aburto, Alberto Rascon-Pacheco, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Manuel Ortega-Alvarez
Summary: The study found a significant impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic on workers affiliated to the Mexican Social Security Institute, with differences in infection rates and risks between genders and age groups. Certain states showed higher risks compared to previous years.
SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Martin Romero-Martinez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Lucia Cuevas-Nasu, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, M. Arantxa Colchero, Elsa B. Gaona-Pineda, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Jesus Martinez-Barnetche, Celia Alpuche-Aranda, Juan Rivera-Dommarco, Teresa Shamah-Levy
Summary: Ensanut COVID-19 is a probabilistic household survey that allows valid statistical inferences on parameters of interest in public health. The survey collected a significant amount of data on SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and achieved a high household response rate and testing response rate.
SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Nancy Lopez-Olmedo, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, M. Arantxa Colchero, Dalia Stern, Rodrigo Zepeda-Tello, Rossana Torres-Alvarez, Francisco Reyes-Sanchez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: This paper proposes structural interventions to organize the working population in order to avoid a new wave of Covid-19 cases while maintaining economic activity. The evidence regarding cyclic schedules of work days followed by days in lockdown is summarized, with a focus on applying cycles of four days of work followed by three in lockdown for the Mexican context. The discussion also includes complementary interventions such as continuing to work from home and implementing staggered work shifts, as well as the importance of providing financial help for individuals and companies to mitigate lost earnings.
SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO
(2021)