Focus on Obesity

P104: Obesity-Induced Neuroinflammation: Focus on Hypothalamic Inflammation

Obesity is a Health issue around the world. Obesity is not limited to body weight, generally associated with low grade inflammation and with a cluster of disorders generally referred to as "metabolic syndrome". Regarding obesity and relapse, long-term concentration was set on the hypothalamus. Most recently,obesity- Originated neuroinflammation has been shown to affect other brain str...

Clinical Implications of Obesity With Specific Focus on Cardiovascular Disease

Obesity adversely affects cardiac function, increases the risk factors for coronary heart disease, and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The risk of developing coronary heart disease is directly related to the concomitant burden of obesity-related risk factors. Modest weight loss can improve diastolic function and affect the entire cluster of coronary heart disease risk ...

Overweight and obesity in Massachusetts: a focus on physical activity.

Sustaining Funding: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts The Forum is also supported by generous grants from: Partners HealthCare  Tufts Health Plan Foundation MHPF is a collaboration of the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University The Issue Brief for this Forum is on the MHPF website at www.masshealthpolicyforum.brand...

The obesity puzzle: focus on bone turnover after bariatric surgery.

Effects of Hyperoxia on Oxygen-Related Inflammation with a Focus on Obesity

Several studies have shown a pathological oxygenation (hypoxia/hyperoxia) on the adipose tissue in obese subjects. Additionally, the excess of body weight is often accompanied by a state of chronic low-degree inflammation. The inflammation phenomenon is a complex biological response mounted by tissues to combat injurious stimuli in order to maintain cell homeostasis. Furthermore, it is believed...