Browsing by Subject "Obesity"

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    • Genetic determinants of BMI from early childhood to adolescence: the Santiago Longitudinal Study 
      Justice, A. E.; Chittoor, G.; Blanco, E.; Graff, M.; Wang, Y.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, J. L.; Angel, B.; Lozoff, B.; Voruganti, V. S.; North, K. E.; Gahagan, S. (John Wiley, 2019)
      Background: While the genetic contribution to obesity is well established, few studies have examined how genetic variants influence standardized body mass index Z-score (BMIz) in Hispanics/Latinos, especially across ...
    • Palmitic and stearic acids inhibit chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) in POMC-like neurons In vitro 
      Espinosa Lemunao, Rodrigo; Gutiérrez, Karla; Ríos Castillo, Javiera; Ormeño, Fernando; Yantén, Liliana; Galaz Davison, Pablo; Ramírez Sarmiento, César; Parra Ortiz, Valentina; Albornoz, Amelina; Alfaro, Iván E.; Burgos, Patricia; Morselli, Eugenia; Criollo Céspedes, Alfredo; Budini, Mauricio (MDPI, 2022)
      The intake of food with high levels of saturated fatty acids (SatFAs) is associated with the development of obesity and insulin resistance. SatFAs, such as palmitic (PA) and stearic (SA) acids, have been shown to accumulate ...