Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary
F. X. Pi-Sunyer,Diane M. Becker,Claude Bouchard,Richard A. Carleton,Graham A. Colditz,William H. Dietz,John P. Foreyt,R. J. Garrison,Scott M. Grundy,Barbara C. Hansen,Millicent Higgins,James O. Hill,Barbara V. Howard,Robert J. Kuczmarski,Shiriki K. Kumanyika,R. D. Legako,T. E. Prewitt,A. P. Rocchini,Philip L. Smith,Linda Snetselaar,James R. Sowers,M. Weintrub,Don Williamson,G. T. Wilson,Clinton D. Brown,Karen A. Donato,Nancy D. Ernst,D. R. Hill,Michael J. Horan,Van S. Hubbard,J. P. Kiley,Eva Obarzanek,D. Shriger,E. Chiquette +33 more
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Total and Central Obesity among Elderly Hispanics and the Association with Type 2 Diabetes
TL;DR: Obesity exerted a differential effect on the presence of diabetes among ethnic groups; for Hispanics, diabetes was prevalent even among non-obese individuals, whereas for non-Hispanic white women, the prevalence of diabetes was strongly associated with total and central obesity.
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Tree Nut consumption is associated with better adiposity measures and cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome health risk factors in U.S. Adults: NHANES 2005-2010
TL;DR: Tree nut consumption was associated with better weight status and some CVRF and MetS components and a lower likelihood of OB, OW/OB, and elevated WC.
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Birth weight and carotid intima-media thickness: new perspectives from the atherosclerosis risk in young adults (ARYA) study.
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TL;DR: Findings suggest that low birth weight is only associated with increased common CIMT in young adulthood in those who experienced severe IUGR and inThose who showed exaggerated postnatal growth.
Behavioral approaches to the treatment of obesity.
TL;DR: This chapter begins by reviewing data on the effectiveness of behavioral treatment, documenting that short-term results are impressive and that long-term weight loss maintenance remains challenging.
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Second generation CB1 receptor blockers and other inhibitors of peripheral endocannabinoid overactivity and the rationale of their use against metabolic disorders
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