Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, posing a significant burden on people’s health and on healthcare systems. It is a major risk factor for ...

Psoriasis linked to adipose dysfunction Patients with psoriasis have lower plasma adiponectin, higher plasma leptin levels. Inflammation present in psoriasis may be associated with adipose tissue ...

He goes on to explain that in people with adipose tissue dysfunction, this can lead to damaged tissue, fibrosis, secretion of proinflammatory and adipogenic molecules that subsequently contribute ...

Nearly half of patients had obesity — defined as BMI of 30 kg/m 2 to 61 kg/m 2 — and BMI correlated highly with subcutaneous adipose tissue (r = 0.84) and intermuscular adipose tissue (r = 0. ...

The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in the US. In 2017–2018, the prevalence was 42.4%, an increase from 30.5% in 1999-2000. 1 Obesity is linked to numerous health problems, many of ...

Although adipose tissue only takes up around 5% of postprandial glucose and is therefore not directly responsible for reducing blood sugar levels, the insulin-stimulated uptake of glucose into fat ...

“Adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) infiltration is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction and insulin resistance in mice and humans,” wrote the researchers.

How Stressed Fat Tissue Malfunctions Date: July 22, 2009 Source: American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Summary: Fat tissue dysfunction is caused by obesity-induced fat tissue ...

(HealthDay News) — Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) may reduce inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue, according to research published online Jan. 27 in Diabetes. Orla ...

References. Li RC. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2013;39:19-14; doi: 10.1111/ced.12250. Disclosure: This study was partially supported by a grant from the NIH. The researchers report no relevant financial ...