A population-based study Samartzis D, et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 May;64(5):1488-96. doi: 10.1002/art.33462. Comment in Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Dec;64(12):4163-4; author reply 4164-5. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of being overweight or obese with the presence, extent, and severity of lumbar disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional study […]
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Aug 10;169(15):1355-62. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.237. Healthy living is the best revenge: findings from the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam study. Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kröger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H. Abstract BACKGROUND: Our objective was to describe the reduction in relative risk of developing major chronic diseases such […]
Minireview: The Case for Obesogens Felix Grün, and Bruce Blumberg Molecular Endocrinology Volume 23 Issue 8 – August 1, 2009 Full Text Article Abstract Obesity and obesity-related disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, are epidemic in Western countries, particularly the United States. The conventional wisdom holds that obesity is primarily the […]
Changes in Urinary Lithogenic Features Over Time in Patients With Urolithiasis Urology Volume 74, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 51–55 Yong-June Kima, Yun-Sok Haa, Sung-Whan Job, Seok-Joong Yuna, In-Sun Chuc, Wun-Jae Kima, Sang-Cheol Leea, , Objectives To assess the changes and sex-specific differences in urinary metabolic risk factors with time. Methods We performed a retrospective […]
Published: Feb 12, 2009 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Explain to interested patients that greater waist circumference among patients ages 20 to 55 was associated with a significantly higher rate of migraine for both men and women. Note that the association may be attributable to adipose tissue, which […]
Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2009;61(3):329-335. Obesity is known to be a strong risk factor for the onset of knee osteoarthritis (OA), but studies on the relationship between obesity and progression of the disease have shown mixed results and have lacked large numbers of patients. It’s important to clarify the relationship between weight loss and […]
Exp Clin Cardiol. 2004 Fall; 9(3): 200–205. PMCID: PMC2716748 Clinical Cardiology Hussein M Dashti, MD PhD FICS FACS, Abstract BACKGROUND: Although various studies have examined the short-term effects of a ketogenic diet in reducing weight in obese patients, its long-term effects on various physical and biochemical parameters are not known. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects […]