Browsing by Subject "Obesity"
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Actividad física realizada por escolares españoles según edad y género
(Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física, 2021)Estilos de vida poco saludables, asociados a casos de sedentarismo, obesidad y sobrepeso, constituyen un grave problema de salud de la población infantil en España. A pesar de los esfuerzos de organismos como la Organización ... -
An increase in visceral fat is associated with a decrease in the taste and olfactory capacity
(Plos, 2017)Introduction Sensory factors may play an important role in the determination of appetite and food choices. Also, some adipokines may alter or predict the perception and pleasantness of specific odors. We aimed to analyze ... -
Análisis de los hábitos alimentarios y de actividad física en estudiantes gallegos de Educación Primaria
(Universidade da Coruña, 2018)Durante la etapa de educación primaria se produce un gran desarrollo de la personalidad de los niños, siendo un momento idóneo para que adquieran y forjen hábitos de vida saludables que perduren en su ... -
ANGPTL-4 is Associated with Obesity and Lipid Profile in Children and Adolescents
(MDPI, 2019)Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL-4) regulates lipidic metabolism and affects energy homeostasis. However, its function in children with obesity remains unknown. We investigated plasma ANGPTL-4 levels in children and its ... -
Anti-obesity activity of OBEX is regulated by activation of thermogenesis and decreasing adiposity gain
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018)The incidence of obesity has been increasing dramatically worldwide over the past decades, thus requiring novel and effective therapeutic approaches. OBEX is an oral nutritional supplement composed of antioxidants with ... -
Changes in Physical Activity Patterns from Childhood to Adolescence: Genobox Longitudinal Study
(MDPI, 2020)Longitudinal changes of physical activity (PA) from childhood into adolescence have not been accurately described yet for the Spanish population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of PA, assessed by accelerometry ... -
Cluster Analysis of Physical Activity Patterns, and Relationship with Sedentary Behavior and Healthy Lifestyles in Prepubertal Children: Genobox Cohort
(MDPI, 2020)Sedentary habits during childhood are associated with adverse health outcomes. The aim of this work was to cluster lifestyle behaviors and metabolic biomarkers to establish different patterns in children. Their physical ... -
Common variants in 22 genes gegulate response to Metformin intervention in children with obesity: a pharmacogenetic study of a randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2019)Metformin is a first-line oral antidiabetic agent that has shown additional effects in treating obesity and metabolic syndrome. Inter-individual variability in metformin response could be partially explained by the genetic ... -
¿Cuántos niños hay con exceso de peso en Galicia? ¿Qué información debemos comunicar?
(Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar social (España), 2018-06-11)Fundamentos: En los estudios epidemiológicos, nohay consenso sobre cuáles son las referencias que se deben emplear para caracterizar el estado ponderal de los escolares después de estimar su índice de masa corporal. El ... -
Decision Making Impairment: A Shared Vulnerability in Obesity, Gambling Disorder and Substance Use Disorders?
(Plos, 2016)Introduction Addictions are associated with decision making impairments. The present study explores decision making in Substance use disorder (SUD), Gambling disorder (GD) and Obesity (OB) when assessed by Iowa Gambling ... -
Decoding the Role of Gut-Microbiome in the Food Addiction Paradigm
(MDPI, 2021)Eating behaviour is characterised by a solid balance between homeostatic and hedonic regulatory mechanisms at the central level and highly influenced by peripheral signals. Among these signals, those generated by the gut ... -
Effect of A Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Food and Alcohol Cravings, Physical and Sexual Activity, Sleep Disturbances, and Quality of Life in Obese Patients
(MDPI, 2018)Psychological well-being and hunger and food control are two relevant factors involved in the success of weight-loss therapy in treating obesity. Thus, this study aims to evaluate food and alcohol cravings, physical and ... -
Effect of a Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Circulating Myokine Levels Compared with the Effect of Bariatric Surgery or a Low-Calorie Diet in Patients with Obesity
(MDPI, 2019)The preservation of muscle mass and muscle function after weight loss therapy is currently a considerable challenge in the fight against obesity. Muscle mass secretes proteins called myokines that have relevant functions ... -
Estudio de los hábitos alimentarios de niños de 4-6 años de Reynosa, Tamaulipas (México)
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Se estudiaron los hábitos alimentarios de niños de 4 a 6 años en Reynosa, Tamaulipas (México) para determinar el riesgo de problemas nutricionales derivados del sobrepeso y obesidad. Se estudiaron las dietas de 999 niños. ... -
Evaluación, corrección e impacto de la no respuesta en estudios de obesidad infantil
(Elsevier, 2018)Objetivo: Evaluar y corregir, usando escalas de siluetas corporales, el impacto de la no respuesta en las prevalencias de bajo peso, sobrepeso y obesidad en ninos/as ˜ de 6-15 anos ˜ de edad. Método: Estudio transversal ... -
Evaluation of differential effects of metformin treatment in obese children according to pubertal stage and genetic variations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2016-07-18)Overweight and obesity are considered to be serious public health problems. In pediatric populations, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension associated with obesity occur with increased frequencies. Metformin ... -
Evaluation of the Predictive Ability, Environmental Regulation and Pharmacogenetics Utility of a BMI-Predisposing Genetic Risk Score during Childhood and Puberty
(MDPI, 2020)Polygenetic risk scores (pGRSs) consisting of adult body mass index (BMI) genetic variants have been widely associated with obesity in children populations. The implication of such obesity pGRSs in the development of ... -
FNDC5 is produced in the stomach and associated to body composition
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-03-10)The fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) discovered in 2002 has recently gained attention due to its potential role in protecting against obesity. In rat, no data exist regarding FNDC5 production and ... -
Food Addiction in Eating Disorders and Obesity: Analysis of Clusters and Implications for Treatment
(MDPI, 2019)Food addiction (FA) has been associated with greater psychopathology in individuals with eating disorders (ED) and obesity (OBE). The current study aims to provide a better phenotypic characterization of the FA construct ... -
Glucagon control on food intake and energy balance
(MDPI, 2019)Glucagon exerts pleiotropic actions on energy balance and has emerged as an attractive target for the treatment of diabetes and obesity in the last few years. Glucagon reduces body weight and adiposity by suppression of ...