Obesity
Common Name(s)
Obesity
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Obesity" for support, advocacy or research.
Hepatitis Foundation International is dedicated to promoting wellness and healthy lifestyles for all individuals in order to reduce the incidence of preventable diseases that affect the liver’s health including: obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse. We inform, educate, and empower by making available reliable and up-to-date information.
Our Mission: Improve the lives of families affected by BBS through information, support and by advancing research and therapy Our Vision: Effective support, therapy, and treatment for all people affected by Bardet Biedl Syndrome
HealthyWomen (HW) is the nation's leading independent health information source for women. Our core mission is to educate, inform and empower women to make smart health choices for themselves and their families. For more than 20 years, millions of women have been coming to HW for answers to their most pressing and personal health care questions. Through our wide array of online and print publications, HW provides health information that is original, objective, reviewed by medical experts and reflective of the advances in evidence-based health research.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Obesity" for support, advocacy or research.
Hepatitis Foundation International is dedicated to promoting wellness and healthy lifestyles for all individuals in order to reduce the incidence of preventable diseases that affect the liver’s health including: obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse. We inform, educate, and empower by making available reliable and up-to-date information.
http://www.HepatitisFoundation.org Our Mission: Improve the lives of families affected by BBS through information, support and by advancing research and therapy Our Vision: Effective support, therapy, and treatment for all people affected by Bardet Biedl Syndrome
http://www.bardetbiedl.org/ HealthyWomen (HW) is the nation's leading independent health information source for women. Our core mission is to educate, inform and empower women to make smart health choices for themselves and their families. For more than 20 years, millions of women have been coming to HW for answers to their most pressing and personal health care questions. Through our wide array of online and print publications, HW provides health information that is original, objective, reviewed by medical experts and reflective of the advances in evidence-based health research.
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Finding the right clinical trial for Obesity can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.
Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Obesity" returned 7883 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 2015 Jan;65(1):101-2.
Journal: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2014 ;23(4):641-50.
Childhood obesity is tracked to adulthood at a high rate. However, longitudinal studies of obesity in early childhood remain limited. This study aimed at tracking young obese children back to birth in comparison with normal-weight children, and investigating the relationship with parental obesity.
Journal:
To investigate associations between maternal overweight and obesity and infant mortality outcomes, including cause-specific mortality.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Obesity" returned 1584 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Isr. Med. Assoc. J.. 2014 Oct;16(10):619-21.
Journal: J. Endocrinol.. 2014 Dec;223(3):R63-78.
Hypertension is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, but despite a century of clinical and basic research, the discrete etiology of this disease is still not fully understood. The same is true for obesity, which is recognized as a major global epidemic health ...
Journal: J. Endocrinol.. 2014 Nov;223(2):R41-8.
Obesity is a major risk factor for metabolic disease, with white adipose tissue (WAT) inflammation emerging as a key underlying pathology. Alongside its major role in energy storage, WAT is an important endocrine organ, producing many bioactive molecules, termed adipokines, which ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Obesity; Overweight; Pediatric Obesity
Condition Summary: Obesity; Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
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