Resveratrol is a natural compound that affects energy metabolism and mitochondrial function
and serves as a calorie restriction mimetic, at least in animal models of obesity. Here, we …

The current obesity epidemic poses a major public health issue since obesity predisposes
towards several chronic diseases. BMI and total adiposity are positively correlated with …

Research of the past decade has increased our understanding of the role adipose tissue plays
in health and disease. Adipose tissue is now recognized as a highly active metabolic and …

The European Association for the Study of Obesity presents a new framework for the
diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults to better align with the concept of …

The gut microbiota has been implicated in obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, although
evidence in humans is scarce. We investigated how gut microbiota manipulation by …

Short (<10 days) periods of muscle disuse, often necessary for recovery from illness or injury,
lead to various negative health consequences. The current study investigated mechanisms …

Background— Adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction in obesity contributes to chronic, low-grade
inflammation that predisposes to type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Recent …

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), formed by microbial fermentation, are believed to be involved
in the aetiology of obesity and diabetes. This study investigated the effects of colonic …

Microbial-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) acetate, propionate and butyrate may
provide a link between gut microbiota and whole-body insulin sensitivity (IS). In this cross-…

Obesity is a frequent, serious, complex, relapsing, and chronic disease process that represents
a major public health problem. The coining of obesity as an adiposity-based chronic …