Obesity is recognized as a major, worldwide, health problem. Excess weight greatly increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and renal diseases. The present study was conducted in Department of Physiology, Index Medical College, Indore. 50 obese (25 male 25 female) non-obese were included. Sympathetic tests performed on both groups. All data are expressed mean± standard deviation...

The purpose of the present study was to compare attitudes toward body weight and physical activity in both regular-weight overweight/obese children adolescents, assessing relations between self-esteem, motivation for activity, life satisfaction level activity. A total 126 (Mage = 12.2, SD 3.4), divided into two subsamples (i.e., overweight/obese, N 44, regular-weight), voluntarily participated ...

Title: Short study on change in BP and BMI in obese and non obese young girl students. Introduction: High blood pressure (BP) is a major determinant of cardiovascular events in obesity. This study was undertaken to analyze the differences in certain well-defined cardiovascular parameters in obese and non-obese young girl students between age 17 to 21 with respect to their BMI. Aims and Objectiv...

Obese asthma is characterised by infiltration of adipose tissue by activated macrophages and mast cells. The aim of this study was to examine the age and sex effects of immunometabolism in obese asthma. Obese and non-obese asthmatic children and adults underwent spirometry, body composition assessment by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and measurement of serum soluble CD163 (sCD163), tryptase,...

Six months administration of bromocriptine mesylate significantly decreased glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar, postprandial blood sugar, and weight of 22 Indian obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with no serious adverse events. Therefore, the novel mechanism of action, efficacy and acceptable safety profile makes this drug an attractive option for treatment of obese typ...

BACKGROUND Obesity has become one of the most serious social problems in developed countries, including Japan. The relationship between the gut microbiota and obesity has recently attracted the attention of many researchers. Although the gut microbiota was long thought to contribute to obesity, the exact association remains largely unknown. We examined the human gut microbiota composition in a ...

This study investigated differences in physical fitness and academic attainment obese non-obese adolescent handball players. A total of 31 males (age: 15.5 ± 1.2 years; body mass: 77.8 17.7 kg; height: 1.71 0.10 m; mass index (BMI): 26.8 6.9 kg/m2; fat: 26.4 6.34%) from the Qatar first division participated were divided into two fat percentage (%BF) groups (i.e., or non-obese). Anthropometrics ...

OBJECTIVE Our study aimed to evaluate total plasma ghrelin (TGh) concentration and its correlation with leptin and insulin in obese African American (AA) adolescents with a family history of type 2 diabetes. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Insulin, leptin, and TGh were measured for 15 non-obese controls in fasted state and 19 obese AA adolescents on samples collected during oral glucose tolerance te...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) was originally described as a syndrome of amenorrhea, hirsutism and obesity associated with enlarged polycystic ovaries. There is increased androgen level and in some, insulin resistance (IR). Etiological relationship of androgen excess and IR in PCOS is not established. Influence of obesity on PCOS is controversial. This study was designed to see the androgen a...