Background: In response to the increase in obesity, pharmacologic treatments for weight
loss have become more numerous and more commonly used. Purpose: To assess the …

Childhood obesity in Canada has become increasingly prevalent over the past 2 decades.
Despite inconsistencies regarding different anthropometric indicators, cut-offs, and reference …

The goals of this second edition are to examine how the areas of health, illness, and
medicine can be studied from a psychological and cultural perspective and to introduce the …

Objective This study illustrates the relationship between oxidative DNA damage and obesity
in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes compared with controls. Design and …

Methods Each evidence report requested by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) is guided by a Technical Expert Panel (TEP). We invited a distinguished …

The over-production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can cause oxidative damage to a
large number of molecules, including DNA, and has been associated with the pathogenesis …

The purpose of this study was to assess the association between the international
overweight cutoffs for children and youth and coronary heart disease risk factors. The …

Background: Studies suggest that sex differences in blood pressure (BP) are established
early in life. Sex differences in BP increases that occur during adolescence may be due to …

Background A growing body of work has emerged which suggests that not only is the gut
microbiome integral to maintaining human health, but also promising in the treatment of …

Methods Each evidence report requested by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) is guided by a Technical Expert Panel (TEP). We invited a distinguished …