Background Overweight and obese persons are at risk of a number of medical conditions
which can lead to further morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study is to …

The clinical manifestations of zinc deficiency and anorexia nervosa are remarkably similar,
and a number of studies have demonstrated that there may be a positive correlation between …

This study is to update the estimates of the economic burden of illness because of overweight
and obesity in Canada by incorporating the increase in prevalence of overweight and …

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is a facultative intracellular
pathogen that causes disease in a variety of hosts. S. Typhimurium actively invade host cells and …

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Roche Limited and other companies to attend meetings and conferences related to obesity. …

Background: It was suggested that body fat distribution differs across ethnic groups, and this
may be important when considering risk of disease. Previous studies have not adequately …

Objective We determined the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) in our anorexia nervosa (AN)
patient population. Method We used a cross‐sectional design to study an inception cohort (…

Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that replicates rapidly in the
cytosol of host cells during acute infection 1 . Surprisingly, these bacteria were found to occupy …

Recent studies have suggested the existence of innate host surveillance systems for the
detection of bacteria in the cytosol of mammalian cells [1–4]. The molecular details of how …

Objective: To compare the prediction of percentage body fat using BMI and visceral adipose
tissue (VAT) using waist circumference (WC) in individuals of Chinese, European, and …