Life,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(7), P. 856 - 856
Published: July 8, 2024
Obesity
is
an
important
condition
affecting
the
quality
of
life
numerous
patients
and
increasing
their
associated
risk
for
multiple
diseases,
including
tumors
immune-mediated
disorders.
Inflammation
appears
to
play
a
major
role
in
development
obesity
represents
central
point
activity
cellular
humoral
components
adipose
tissue.
Macrophages
key
as
main
component
tissue
regulating
chronic
inflammation
modulating
secretion
differentiation
various
pro-
anti-inflammatory
cytokines.
also
involves
series
signaling
pathways
that
might
represent
focus
new
therapies
interventions.
Weight
loss
essential
decreasing
cardiometabolic
risks
degree
inflammation;
however,
latter
can
persist
long
after
excess
weight
lost,
involve
changes
macrophage
phenotypes
ensure
metabolic
adjustment.
A
clear
understanding
pathophysiological
processes
interplay
between
lead
better
comorbidities
may
future
targets
treatment
obesity.
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
30(2), P. 81 - 92
Published: May 28, 2021
Obesity
is
a
prevalent
and
complex
disease.
The
prevalence
of
obesity
in
Korea
increased
from
29.7%
2010
to
35.7%
2018,
with
the
abdominal
being
23.8%
2018.
contributes
medical
costs
socioeconomic
burden
due
associated
comorbidities.
treatment
management
changing
based
on
new
clinical
evidence.
2020
Korean
Society
for
Study
Guideline
Management
summarizes
evidence-based
recommendations
guidelines.
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
379(12), P. 1107 - 1117
Published: Aug. 26, 2018
Lorcaserin,
a
selective
serotonin
2C
receptor
agonist
that
modulates
appetite,
has
proven
efficacy
for
weight
management
in
overweight
or
obese
patients.
The
cardiovascular
safety
and
of
lorcaserin
are
undefined.We
randomly
assigned
12,000
patients
with
atherosclerotic
disease
multiple
risk
factors
to
receive
either
(10
mg
twice
daily)
placebo.
primary
outcome
major
events
(a
composite
death,
myocardial
infarction,
stroke)
was
assessed
at
an
interim
analysis
exclude
noninferiority
boundary
1.4.
If
met,
the
events,
heart
failure,
hospitalization
unstable
angina,
coronary
revascularization
[extended
events])
superiority
end
trial.At
1
year,
loss
least
5%
had
occurred
1986
5135
(38.7%)
group
883
5083
(17.4%)
placebo
(odds
ratio,
3.01;
95%
confidence
interval
[CI],
2.74
3.30;
P<0.001).
Patients
slightly
better
values
respect
cardiac
(including
blood
pressure,
rate,
glycemic
control,
lipids)
than
those
group.
During
median
follow-up
3.3
years,
rate
2.0%
per
year
2.1%
(hazard
0.99;
CI,
0.85
1.14;
P<0.001
noninferiority);
extended
4.1%
4.2%
respectively
0.97;
0.87
1.07;
P=0.55).
Adverse
special
interest
were
uncommon,
rates
generally
similar
two
groups,
except
higher
number
serious
hypoglycemia
(13
vs.
4,
P=0.04).In
high-risk
population
patients,
facilitated
sustained
without
(Funded
by
Eisai;
CAMELLIA-TIMI
61
ClinicalTrials.gov
number,
NCT02019264
.).
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
114(6), P. 1873 - 1885
Published: July 27, 2021
According
to
a
commonly
held
view,
the
obesity
pandemic
is
caused
by
overconsumption
of
modern,
highly
palatable,
energy-dense
processed
foods,
exacerbated
sedentary
lifestyle.
However,
rates
remain
at
historic
highs,
despite
persistent
focus
on
eating
less
and
moving
more,
as
guided
energy
balance
model
(EBM).
This
public
health
failure
may
arise
from
fundamental
limitation
EBM
itself.
Conceptualizing
disorder
restates
principle
physics
without
considering
biological
mechanisms
that
promote
weight
gain.
An
alternative
paradigm,
carbohydrate-insulin
(CIM),
proposes
reversal
causal
direction.
CIM,
increasing
fat
deposition
in
body-resulting
hormonal
responses
high-glycemic-load
diet-drives
positive
balance.
The
CIM
provides
conceptual
framework
with
testable
hypotheses
for
how
various
modifiable
factors
influence
storage.
Rigorous
research
needed
compare
validity
these
2
models,
which
have
substantially
different
implications
management,
generate
new
models
best
encompass
evidence.
American Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
229, P. 61 - 69
Published: July 17, 2020
Cardiovascular
disease
(CVD)
is
a
major
cause
of
morbidity
and
mortality.
Although
it
has
been
widely
appreciated
that
obesity
risk
factor
for
CVD,
treatments
produce
effective,
durable
weight
loss
the
impact
reduction
in
reducing
cardiovascular
have
elusive.
Instead,
progress
CVD
achieved
through
medications
indicated
controlling
lipids,
hyperglycemia,
blood
pressure,
heart
failure,
inflammation,
and/or
thrombosis.
Obesity
implicated
as
promoting
all
these
issues,
suggesting
sustained,
effective
may
independent
benefit.
GLP-1
receptor
agonists
(RAs)
reduce
weight,
improve
glycemia,
decrease
events
those
with
diabetes,
additional
cardioprotective
effects.
The
RA
semaglutide
phase
3
studies
medication
treatment
at
dose
2.4
mg
subcutaneously
(s.c.)
once
weekly.
Semaglutide
Effects
on
Heart
Disease
Stroke
Patients
Overweight
or
(SELECT)
randomized,
double-blind,
parallel-group
trial
testing
if
weekly
superior
to
placebo
when
added
standard
care
preventing
adverse
patients
established
overweight
but
without
diabetes.
SELECT
first
outcomes
evaluate
superiority
an
antiobesity
such
population.
As
such,
potential
advancing
new
approaches
while
targeting
obesity.
Molecular Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
50, P. 101143 - 101143
Published: Dec. 18, 2020
The
incidence
of
non-alcoholic
fatty
liver
disease
(NAFLD)
is
rapidly
increasing
worldwide
parallel
to
the
global
obesity
epidemic.
NAFLD
encompasses
a
range
pathologies
and
most
often
originates
from
metabolically
driven
accumulation
fat
in
liver,
or
(NAFL).
In
subset
NAFL
patients,
can
progress
steatohepatitis
(NASH),
which
more
severe
form
characterized
by
hepatocyte
injury,
inflammation,
fibrosis.
Significant
has
been
made
over
past
decade
our
understanding
NASH
pathogenesis,
but
gaps
remain
mechanistic
knowledge
precise
metabolic
triggers
for
worsening.
Hypertension,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
78(5)
Published: Sept. 20, 2021
Hypertension
is
a
major
risk
factor
for
cardiovascular
and
renal
diseases
in
the
United
States
worldwide.
Obesity
accounts
much
of
primary
hypertension
through
several
mechanisms,
including
neurohormonal
activation,
inflammation,
kidney
dysfunction.
As
prevalence
obesity
continues
to
increase,
associated
cardiorenal
will
also
increase
unless
more
effective
strategies
prevent
treat
are
developed.
Lifestyle
modification,
diet,
reduced
sedentariness,
increased
physical
activity,
usually
recommended
patients
with
obesity;
however,
long-term
success
these
reducing
adiposity,
maintaining
weight
loss,
blood
pressure
has
been
limited.
Effective
pharmacotherapeutic
procedural
strategies,
metabolic
surgeries,
additional
options
or
attenuate
hypertension,
target
organ
damage,
subsequent
disease.
Medications
can
be
useful
short-
treatment;
prescription
drugs
Metabolic
surgery
producing
sustained
loss
treating
disorders
many
severe
obesity.
Unanswered
questions
remain
related
mechanisms
obesity-related
diseases,
efficacy
different
treatment
prevention
timing
interventions
hypertension-mediated
damage.
Further
investigation,
randomized
controlled
trials,
essential
addressing
questions,
emphasis
should
placed
on
reduce
burden
hypertensive
mortality.
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
62(16), P. 4393 - 4417
Published: Jan. 29, 2021
Pectin
hydrogel
is
a
soft
hydrocolloid
with
multifaceted
utilities
in
the
food
sector.
Substantial
knowledge
acquired
on
gelation
mechanisms
and
structure-function
relationship
of
pectin
has
led
to
interesting
functions
hydrogel.
Food
applications
hydrogels
can
be
categorized
under
four
headings:
ingredients/additives,
packaging,
bioactive
delivery
health
management.
The
cross-linked
tangly
three-dimensional
structure
gel
renders
it
an
ideal
choice
wall
material
for
encapsulation
biomolecules
living
cells;
as
fat
replacer
texturizer.
Likewise,
effective
satiety
inducer
due
its
ability
swell
simulated
gastric
intestinal
conditions
without
losing
structure.
Coating
or
composites
proteins
other
polysaccharides
augment
functionality
encapsulant,
satiety-inducer
packaging
material.
Low-methoxyl
appropriate
ink
3D
printing
viscoelastic
properties,
adaptable
microstructure
texture
properties.
This
review
aims
at
explaining
all
hydrogels,
mentioned
above.
A
comprehensive
discussion
presented
approaches
by
which
transformed
resourceful
controlling
dimensions,
state,
rheology.
final
sections
this
article
emphasize
recent
research
trends
discipline,
such
development
smart
injectable
gels,
aerogels,
xerogels
oleogels
from
pectin.