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Obesity as an independent risk for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in 692 Japanese patients
02 February 2012
Kinuko Dote, Yoko Miyasaka, Satoshi Tsujimoto, Masayuki Motohiro, Hirofumi Maeba, Yoshinobu Suwa, Toshiji Iwasaka
Summary: Background: Both obesity and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of data as to whet...
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Overweight is associated with low hemoglobin levels in adolescent girls
30 January 2012
Ursula Viana Bagni, Ronir Raggio Luiz, Gloria Valeria da Veiga
Summary: Objective: To verify the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia according to sexual maturation stages and its association with overweight as well as excessive body fat in adolescents. Design: A...
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Variant rs1421085 in the
FTO gene contribute childhood obesity in Chinese children aged 3–6
years
Lina Wang, Qing Yu, Yan Xiong, Linfei Liu, Xuening Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Jianru Wu, Bei Wang
Summary: Objective: Childhood obesity has become a public health crisis worldwide due to an alarming increase in its prevalence. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the common variants (rs1421085 ...
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Ventromedial hypothalamic lesions enhance small intestinal cell proliferation in mice
27 January 2012
Noriko Ishizuka, Akira Senoo, Kaori Hayashi, Kahoru Sasaki, Masako Kako, Yoko Suzuki, Nobuo Imazeki, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Yoko Kobayashi, Ryota Haba, Tosei Takahashi, Katsumi Arai, Toshimasa Osaka, Yuri Kintaka, Yuichi Suzuki, Shuji Inoue
Summary: Background: We have found previously that ventromedial hypothalamic lesions (VMH) enhance cell proliferation in the visceral organs through vagal hyperactivity in rats. The goal of the curren...
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New diagnostic criteria for obesity and overweight in Korean children and adolescents using 2007 Korean National Growth Charts
13 January 2012
Ji-Young Seo, Young-Gyu Cho, Jae-Heon Kang, Yang-Im Hur, Hyun-Ah Park, Kyoung-Woo Kim, Su-Kyoung Kwon
Summary: The diagnostic criteria (KCDC Criteria) to define obesity and overweight of Korean children and adolescents were newly presented in the 2007 Korean National Growth Charts. The KCDC Criteria w...
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