Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis—A Multifaceted Association

Obesity: A Growing Multifaceted Problem.

One major problem of obesity is its common association with arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and diabetes in the metabolic syndrome context3,4. The adipose tissue plays a relevant role in the secretion of inflammatory and humoral mediators, which can favor the increase in blood pressure and insulin resistance5. This area has witnessed several advances, mainly related to e...

Diabetes and cancer mortality: a multifaceted association.

In a large cohort of subjects with diabetes cancer mortality increased by 30%, possibly due to lower survival, reverse causality, and an etiologic role of diabetes in cancer. A two-fold increased mortality from liver and pancreatic cancer was confirmed in both genders irrespective of follow-up period or disease duration.

Association between blood pressure changes and obesity in over-18

Introduction: Overweight and obesity are risk factors for developing many diseases such as hypertension. Furthermore, obesity indicators such as abdominal height, waist circumference and hip circumference can independently and sometimes more severely lead to blood pressure changes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between blood pressure changes and anthropometric in...

The Association between Obesity and Severityof Asthma in Children

Introduction: Asthma is the most common chronic airway disease in children, which is caused by genetic and environmental factors such as obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity and asthma severity in children. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 200 asthmatic children aged 6 to 12 years in Yazd Shohadaye Kargar hospital in 2015 - 201...

Obesity and diabetic retinopathy: What is the association?