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A body of animal studies as well as observational studies in humans demonstrated that butyrate is one SCFA that has pronounced positive effects on body weight control, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Even though the SCFA hexanoate is less researched, it has been shown to be involved in anti-inflammatory processes. Of note, acute human studies showed that fibre-induced metabolic improvements are linked to higher SCFA levels in the systemic circulation. We previously showed that a butyrate/hexanoate-enriched triglyceride oil enhanced systemic butyrate and hexanoate concentrations for a prolonged time. Yet, it remains to be determined whether a chronic increase in circulating butyrate and hexanoate concentrations translate into long-term benefits. We hypothesize that a chronic increase of butyrate/hexanoate in the circulation may improve host metabolism and metabolic health by improving adipose tissue function, reducing systemic lipid overflow and inflammation thereby increasing peripheral insulin sensitivity in individual with overweight/obesity and prediabetes.
The main purpose of this study is to determine if retatrutide can significantly lower the incidence of serious heart-related complications or prevent the worsening of kidney function. The trial will enroll adults with body mass index 27 kg/m^2 or higher and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or chronic kidney disease.
One of the factors affecting human health is nutrition. The effects of foods on blood glucose are still under investigation. The Glycemic Index (GI), which is associated with many diseases today, is a value that measures the rate at which carbohydrate-containing foods raise blood glucose. It is thought that the loaves of bread produced will be a product with low GI value and can be consumed by celiacs and diabetics. It is aimed to investigate the effect of adding different amounts of hazelnut flour to bread recipes using gluten-free corn flour on blood glucose.
The overall aim is to identify the dietary pattern for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. The specific aim of this pilot project is to compare effects of two diets with different diurnal distribution of carbohydrates and protein on the glucose metabolism in subjects with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and its effects on inflammatory status.
Rare genetic forms of obesity, so called monogenic obesity are linked to alteration in energy balance involving hypothalamic pathways. More than 60 genes encoding for proteins located in the hypothalamic leptin/melanocortin pathway have been described in the French National Protocol for Diagnostic and Care (PNDS). The natural history of monogenic obesity is characterized by an early onset in childhood, with a major increase in weight in adolescence and young adulthood. The worsening of obesity exposes these patients to severe complications. Severe obesity and eating disorders have a major impact on the quality of life of the person but also of the family and caregivers. Clinical management is complex and requires comprehensive, specialized and multidisciplinary management. But the usual lifestyle approaches have so far shown disappointing results, similarly to bariatric surgery which leads to a more frequent weight regain in the situation of monogenic obesity, justifying new approaches. In this context, evaluating the response to treatment in the particular condition of monogenic obesity is crucial to propose therapeutic options as early as possible to limit weight evolution and its complications. GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) based innovative therapies have recently emerged as a promising option for treatment of obesity and its complications. This is the case for Semaglutide 2.4mg/week (WEGOVY®), developed by Novo Nordisk. However, there is a lack of data to confirm that semaglutide could be also effective in monogenic obesity. The hypothesis in this study is that treatment with Semaglutide 2.4mg/week (WEGOVY®) could be as effective in monogenic obesities as in common obesity.
To investigate the efficacy of GnRHa plus letrozole in obese progestin-insensitive EEC patients.
This study aims to evaluate the effect of daily intake of a specific combination of different natural histidine-related amino acids in combination with dietary recommendations, in the reduction of visceral fat, as well as their associated comorbidities, in postmenopausal women with abdominal obesity.
The epidemic of overweight and obesity presents a major challenge to chronic disease prevention and health across the life course around the world. [1] Bariatric surgery has proved to be an efficient intervention in the management of obesity. As a result, the number of post-bariatric surgery patients in the population is growing [2]. Postoperative analgesia presents various challenges in vulnerable patient groups suffering from obesity. With the high potential risk of respiratory depression and postoperative pulmonary complications associated with opioid use, such as atelectasis and pneumonia, the availability of other pain management modalities is essential [14]. Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a regional anesthesia technique where local anesthetic agent is injected deep to the erector spinae muscle to fascial plane and allowed to diffuse caudally and cranially. It is supposed to provide both visceral and somatic abdominal analgesia [3]. ESPB is effective, easy to perform, and can be performed in a short time. [4] It has been shown efficacy in different conditions such as thoracic surgery, trauma, cardiac surgery, breast surgery, and abdominal surgery [5]. However, the main concern with the ESPB block is feasibility together with the potency of the block in challenging populations, such as patients suffering from obesity. Peripheral nerve blocks in the obese may pose challenges, like difficulties in proper patient positioning and landmark identification. However, Ultrasound guidance may help overcome many difficulties in regional techniques. But as expected, targets are more deeply situated in obese patients and the ultrasound beams are attenuated as they travel a greater distance through tissue layers. Additionally, when crossing a tissue boundary, a portion is reflected back to the transducer creating artifacts like speckling and clutter which are particular problems in the obese patient. [15] Few studies examined the use of ESPB in bariatric surgery [3,6,7], all indicating potential benefits of the technique in terms of opioid sparing and pain control. To date, the efficacy of ESPB has not been examined in superobese patient. So we aim to compare the perioperative analgesic effect of bilateral ultrasound-guided ESPB with controls, Local bupivacaine infiltration to the trocar sites, in super obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery We hypothesis that ESBP provides good applicable modality of perioperative analgesia for superobese patients undergoing bariatric surgeries.
The Scope of this study is to assess the visceral and subcutaneous fat loss in patients having Tecar (Radiofrequency) Therapy and its effects on other anthropometric variables, adipokines and inflammation. 20 obese patients will be treated with Tecar Therapy (Radiofrequency). Each patient will have 4 active, automatic plates placed on the abdomen (200 cm2 per plate), two on the right side of the midline and two on the left side. Energy will be applied for 50 minutes, controlling the temperature. Subsequently, 15 minutes of Capacitive and Resistive manual electrodes will be applied to the abdomen, simultaneously, 20 minutes of Lymphatic Drainage placing one active plate in the foot and the other in the lumbo-dorsal area. Patients will be informed that they will only feel comfortable warmth. Five sessions will be applied from Monday to Friday resting Saturday and Sunday, for 2 weeks. Total 10 sessions. Subcutaneous and visceral fat will be measured by MRI. Anthropometric variables (Body Mass Index, Waist to Hip ratio and skinfold) will be also measured. Metabolic and inflammatory effects of the RF treatment will be evaluated measuring adipokines (Leptin, adiponectin and resistin) as well as citokines (IL-6, TNF-a and C reactive Protein). Results will be analyzed using the SPSS statistics package. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test will be applied, if the data behaves normally, parametric tests will be applied. If not, non-parametric tests will be performed. The differences between proportions will be analyzed using Fischer's exact test. The differences between the medians will be assessed using the Student's t-test for paired samples and independent samples.