Obesity Center of Excellence: Journal Articles

• Visceral Adipose Tissue is Negatively Associated With BMC A study that looked at the relationship between visceral adipose tissue and bone mineral density found a negative effect of adiposity on bone health.
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, March 30, 2023
• Tissue Expander Fill Volumes and Postoperative Complications A new study examines the question of whether higher intraoperative tissue expander fill volumes are associated with a greater risk for postoperative complications.
  ePlasty, March 30, 2023
• Vigorous Exercise Protects Against All-Cause Deaths in NAFLD Adults with NAFLD who regularly engage in vigorous physical activity may realize reductions in all-cause mortality.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 30, 2023
• MAFLD Identifies Subjects With CVD Risk Better Than NAFLD A new study found that MAFLD was associated with a higher probability of cardiovascular disease than NAFLD. These findings could help better identify and address CVD risk in these individuals.
  Liver International, March 30, 2023
• GnRHa and Testosterone Effect on Adult Height in Trans Boys A new study examines the effects of testosterone and GnRH treatment on adult height among transgender boys.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 28, 2023
• Are Dietary Supplements Beneficial in Lowering Cholesterol? Dietary supplements are often touted for their cholesterol-lowering benefits, but what does the evidence say?
  European Heart Journal, March 28, 2023
• Improved Outcomes in RA With Obesity After Weight Loss In this study, obese rheumatoid arthritis patients who successfully lost weight with a targeted diet and exercise intervention realized improved outcomes.
  Rheumatology, March 27, 2023
• The Influence of COVID-19 Disease on Asthma What have we learned about the impacts of the COVID-19 virus infection among people with asthma?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, March 24, 2023
• Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Therapy-induced Type 1 DM The case highlights the need to be aware that doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide therapy may cause unexpected adverse responses, including type 1 diabetes.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 24, 2023
• Estimating Diet-Disease Relationships With Metabolomics Nutritional metabolomics could help better identify the risk for cardiovascular disease, opening new pathways to disease prevention.
  European Heart Journal, March 23, 2023
• Intimate Partner Violence Screening During Pregnancy How often do women experience intimate partner violence during the perinatal period, and are they being appropriately screened during health care visits?
  American Journal of Public Health, March 23, 2023
• Age at Menarche, Visceral Adipose Tissue, and Pre-Eclampsia To what extent is visceral adipose tissue involved in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia, and what is the role of age at menarche?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 21, 2023
• Women with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders After Menopause Menopause is an independent risk factor for relapse in women with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to this study, and antipsychotic effectiveness declines this age group as well.
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, March 20, 2023
• Premature Aging in Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer A new study assesses premature aging among pediatric cancer survivors as determined by a deficit accumulation index. Could this approach help identify those most at risk of age-related impairments?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, March 16, 2023
• Timing of Adrenal Venous Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism Are adrenal venous sampling results impacted by the time of the day?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, March 15, 2023
• Neuropsychological Effects of Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction In what ways might maternal thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy impact fetal brain development? This study looks at the potential neuropsychological effects.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 14, 2023
• Sleep Duration, Daytime Napping, and Incident IBD To what extent is sleep dysregulation associated with the risk for incident IBD? A new study looks at the potential adverse effects of short sleep duration and daytime napping.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 14, 2023
• Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease This comprehensive review outlines the pathogens that have been studied via wastewater surveillance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, March 13, 2023
• Sleep Restriction and Energy Intake/Expenditure and Obesity This study investigated the impact of prolonged sleep restriction on energy intake, energy expenditure, and regional fat storage in healthy weight individuals.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 13, 2023
• Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and NAFLD and Cirrhosis Might long-term exposure to air pollution increase the risk of NAFLD and cirrhosis?
  Liver International, March 09, 2023