Natalia Ulloa

TL;DR: Obesity, family members at home, watching TV during mealtime, country of residence, and maternal education were diversely correlated with adequate nutrition during COVID-19 confinement, suggesting that public health authorities reshape future policies on their nutritional recommendations, in preparation for future pandemics.

TL;DR: A higher prevalence of inactivity was observed in this population, but reductions of physical activity and habitual ultra-processed consumption during the pandemic were more pronounced in Latin America.

TL;DR: Urbanisation, adiposity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour influence insulin resistance to a greater extent in Chilean Mapuches than Chileans of European descent, which has implications for the design and implementation of lifestyle strategies to reduce metabolic risk in different ethnic groups.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) represses the synthesis of a key regulatory enzyme and reveals a novel mechanism by which the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway can be regulated.

TL;DR: The pancreas is the largest organ in the body and the largest source of energy for theocytes of the immune system, so the importance of diet and exercise in the management of obesity is important.