Sentences with phrase «elevated by obesity»

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Male offspring, on the other hand, were unaffected by the elevated maternal androgen levels, but displayed anxiety - like behaviour in response to maternal obesity.

Using cut - offs recommended by guidelines, we defined obesity and overweight using body mass index (BMI), and metabolic dysfunction («unhealthy») as ≥ 3 of elevated blood pressure, hypertriglyceridaemia, low HDL - cholesterol, hyperglycaemia, and elevated waist circumference.

91 Normal functioning of adipose tissue is often (but not exclusively) impaired in obesity 91 and can be characterized by excessive hypertrophic adipocyte growth, elevated macrophage infiltration, hypoxia and dysregulated lipid storage.92

A variable disorder that is marked especially by amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is usually initiated by an elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen, or estrogen which results in an abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release by the pituitary gland — abbreviation PCOS — called also polycystic ovary disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, polycystic ovary disease, Stein - Leventhal syndrome.

Originally, Syndrome X was defined by four characteristics: (1) abdominal obesity, (2) elevated levels of triglycerides and low levels of high - density lipoproteins (HDL, or the «good» cholesterol), (3) hypertension, and (4) insulin resistance.

Sadly, media has led us to believe that we should avoid fat, especially saturated fat by portraying it as our enemy contributing to elevated cholesterol levels, clogged up arteries, heart - attack incidents, obesity and other serious health problems.

Obesity causes elevated amounts of estrogen (secreted by fat cells) which can drive genesis of certain cancers like breast and endometrial cancer

For a large proportion of the population, however, the effect of higher - carbohydrate diets, particularly those enriched in refined carbohydrates, coupled with the rising incidence of overweight and obesity, creates a metabolic state that can favor a worsening of the atherogenic dyslipidemia that is characterized by elevated triglycerides, reduced HDL cholesterol, and increased concentrations of small, dense LDL particles (6, 7).

The study reported that obesity caused insulin resistance that resulted in hyperinsulinemia and glucose intolerance, but these findings were confounded by the insulin resistance associated with elevated progesterone and growth hormone concentrations that occurs in intact bitches.

Low childhood SES and a harsh family environment were associated with elevated C - reactive protein, mediated in part by psychosocial resources and also by obesity; higher body mass index was a particularly significant predictor of elevated C - reactive protein.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.