Browsing by Subject "Obesity"
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(MDPI, 2020)An inexpensive and simple method to determine non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the abdominal ultrasound, but there are still doubts about its accuracy. We assessed the precision of a semi-quantitative ultrasound ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2020)Background Chile's Law of Food Labeling and Advertising, implemented in 2016, was the first national regulation to jointly mandate front-of-package warning labels, restrict child-directed marketing, and ban sales in ...
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(Nature, 2020)Cumulating evidence in Caucasian women suggests a positive association between height and premenopausal breast cancer risk and a negative association with overall adiposity; however data from Latin America are scarce. We ...
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(Soc. Chilena Nutrición, 2020)The objective was to evaluate an educational intervention for healthy eating habits based on the Colacion BKN program, among preschool and schoolchildren, carried out in 2013-2018. We conducted a longitudinal study with ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2020)Cognitive control and incentive sensitivity are related to overeating and obesity. Optimal white matter integrity is relevant for an efficient interaction among reward-related brain regions. However, its relationship ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2021)Adipose tissue total amount, distribution, and phenotype influence metabolic health. This may be partially mediated by the metabolic effects that these adipose tissue characteristics exert on the nearby and distant ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2020)Aim The school teacher profession has been reported to be associated with an increased rate of health problems that can affect the quality of life (QoL) of teachers. However, there is little information about rural teachers. ...
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(Elsevier, 2015)Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the association between iron parameters and inflammation in obese individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: We studied 132 obese individuals ...
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(Elsevier, 2017-06)Objectives: One of every four pregnant women in Chile is obese. Gestational obesity is associated with maternal metabolic complications in pregnancy (e.g., gestational diabetes, preeclampsia), but to our knowledge, there ...
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(Aula Medica Ediciones, 2013-07)Background: Obesity has long been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of substantial weight loss induced by bariatric surgery on carotid intima ...
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(Elsevier, 2015)Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased at an alarming rate worldwide. Some studies have observed an association between iron (Fe) deficiency (ID) and obesity, however more research is needed. Objective: To ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2017)Childhood obesity is the main nutritional and public health problem in Chile, being the principal causes, the increase in energy dense foods and the decline of physical activity. Interventions to prevent obesity at infancy ...
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(Wiley, 2018)The study of the mechanisms that trigger inflammation in adipose tissue is key to understanding and preventing the cardiometabolic consequences of obesity. We have proposed a model where activation of the G protein-coupled ...
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(MDPI, 2020)Autophagy is upregulated in adipose tissue (AT) from people with obesity. We showed that activation of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) elevates proinflammatory cytokines through autophagy in preadipocytes. Our aim is ...
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(Asociación Española de Dietistas Nutricionistas, 2016)Introduction: Usually the correlation between BMI and body image is estimated but the correlation using another methodology is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the self-perception of body image using BMI and ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2021)Obesidad y sobrepeso se asocian a resistencia a la insulina, diabetes tipo 2, perfil lipídico anormal, presión sanguínea elevada, enfermedad cardiovascular. Se estima que en 2016 el 39% de la población adulta mundial tenía ...
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(SENPE, 2015)Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV), y en especial la obstrucción de las arterias coronarias, suponen el principal gasto en salud de la mayor parte de los países. Sin embargo, Francia, según la OMS, presenta la ...
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(AME Publishing, 2022)Background: Previous studies have examined the "fat but fit" paradox, revealing that greater levels of physical fitness may diminish the harmful consequences of excess weight on cardiometabolic risk. Despite the above, ...
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(MDPI, 2021)A clear gap with respect to the potential biological properties of wheat flavonoids exists in the available literature. This information is crucial for breeding programs aiming to produce new varieties presenting improved ...
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(Soc Chilena Nutrición, Bromatología & Toxicología, 2021)Introduction: The Nordic Diet has been proposed and implemented as another healthy alternative to the classic Mediterranean diet, both for daily living and also for the control and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. ...