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Davis R, Rogers M, Coates AM, Leung GKW, Bonham MP. The Impact of Meal Timing on Risk of Weight Gain and Development of Obesity: a Review of the Current Evidence and Opportunities for Dietary Intervention. Curr Diab Rep 2022; 22:147-155. [PMID: 35403984 PMCID: PMC9010393 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-022-01457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this short review is to provide an updated commentary on the current literature examining the impact of meal timing on obesity and weight gain in adults. The potential mechanisms, including novel and emerging factors, behind timing of food intake across the 24-h period in the development of obesity, and dietary strategies manipulating meal timing to ameliorate weight gain are also explored. RECENT FINDINGS Dietary patterns that feature meal timing outside of the regular daytime hours can contribute to circadian disruption as food is metabolised in opposition to internal daily rhythms and can feedback on the timekeeping mechanisms setting these rhythms. Epidemiological evidence examining the impact of late meal timing patterns is beginning to suggest that eating at night increases the risk of weight gain over time. Mechanisms contributing to this include changes to the efficiency of metabolism across the day, and dysregulation of appetite hormone and gut microbiota by mis-timed meals. When meals are eaten, in relation to the time of day, is increasingly considered of importance when implementing dietary change in order to address the growing burden of obesity, although further research is required in order to determine optimal patterns.
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- Rochelle Davis
- grid.1002.30000 0004 1936 7857Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Melbourne, VIC 3168 Australia
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- grid.1026.50000 0000 8994 5086Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, UniSA Justice & Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
- grid.1026.50000 0000 8994 5086Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity Research Concentration, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.1026.50000 0000 8994 5086Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, UniSA Justice & Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
- grid.1026.50000 0000 8994 5086Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity Research Concentration, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.1002.30000 0004 1936 7857Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Melbourne, VIC 3168 Australia
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- grid.1002.30000 0004 1936 7857Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Melbourne, VIC 3168 Australia
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Srikanthan P, Horwich TB, Calfon Press M, Gornbein J, Watson KE. Sex Differences in the Association of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Mortality. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e017511. [PMID: 33619971 PMCID: PMC8174238 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background To determine whether differences in body composition contribute to sex differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, we investigated the relationship between components of body composition and CVD mortality in healthy men and women. Methods and Results Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry body composition data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004 and CVD mortality data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2014 were evaluated in 11 463 individuals 20 years of age and older. Individuals were divided into 4 body composition groups (low muscle mass-low fat mass-the referent; low muscle-high fat; high muscle-low fat, and high muscle-high fat), and adjusted competing risks analyses were performed for CVD versus non-CVD mortality. In women, high muscle/high fat mass was associated with a significantly lower adjusted CVD mortality rate (hazard ratio [HR], 0.58; 95% CI, 0.39-0.86; P=0.01), but high muscle/low fat mass was not. In men, both high muscle-high fat (HR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.53-1.04; P=0.08) and high muscle-low fat mass (HR, 0.40; 95% CI, 0.21-0.77; P=0.01) were associated with lower CVD. Further, in adjusted competing risks analyses stratified by sex, the CVD rate in women tends to significantly decrease as normalized total fat increase (total fat fourth quartile: HR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.34-0.94; P<0.03), whereas this is not noted in men. Conclusions Higher muscle mass is associated with lower CVD and mortality in men and women. However, in women, high fat, regardless of muscle mass level, appears to be associated with lower CVD mortality risk. This finding highlights the importance of muscle mass in healthy men and women for CVD risk prevention, while suggesting sexual dimorphism with respect to the CVD risk associated with fat mass.
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- Division of Internal Medicine University of California Los Angeles CA.,Department of Medicine and Computational Medicine University of California Los Angeles CA
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- Division of Cardiology University of California Los Angeles CA
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Hernández Morante JJ, Díaz Soler I, Muñoz JSG, Sánchez HP, Barberá Ortega MDC, Martínez CM, Morillas Ruiz JM. Moderate Weight Loss Modifies Leptin and Ghrelin Synthesis Rhythms but Not the Subjective Sensations of Appetite in Obesity Patients. Nutrients 2020; 12:E916. [PMID: 32230732 PMCID: PMC7230904 DOI: 10.3390/nu12040916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Obesity is characterized by a resistance to appetite-regulating hormones, leading to a misalignment between the physiological signals and the perceived hunger/satiety signal. A disruption of the synthesis rhythm may explain this situation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary-induced weight loss on the daily rhythms of leptin and ghrelin and its influence on the daily variability of the appetite sensations of patients with obesity. Twenty subjects with obesity underwent a hypocaloric dietary intervention for 12 weeks. Plasma leptin and ghrelin were analyzed at baseline and at the end of the intervention and in 13 normal-weight controls. Appetite ratings were analyzed. Weight loss decreased leptin synthesis (pauc < 0.001) but not the rhythm characteristics, except the mean variability value (pmesor = 0.020). By contrast, the mean ghrelin level increased after weight loss. The rhythm characteristics were also modified until a rhythm similar to the normal-weight subjects was reached. The amount of variability of leptin and ghrelin was correlated with the effectiveness of the dietary intervention (p < 0.020 and p < 0.001, respectively). Losing weight partially restores the daily rhythms of leptin and modifies the ghrelin rhythms, but appetite sensations are barely modified, thus confirming that these hormones cannot exercise their physiological function properly.
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- Juan José Hernández Morante
- Eating Disorders Research Unit, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain; (I.D.S.); (M.d.C.B.O.)
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- Eating Disorders Research Unit, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain; (I.D.S.); (M.d.C.B.O.)
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- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain;
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- Eating Disorders Research Unit, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain; (I.D.S.); (M.d.C.B.O.)
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- Food Technology & Nutrition Dept., Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain;
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Wang F, Liu H, Wan Y, Li J, Chen Y, Zheng J, Huang T, Li D. Sleep Duration and Overweight/Obesity in Preschool-Aged Children: A Prospective Study of up to 48,922 Children of the Jiaxing Birth Cohort. Sleep 2016; 39:2013-2019. [PMID: 27568808 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.6234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To examine the association between sleep duration and overweight/obesity in preschool-aged children. METHODS A total of 48,922 3-year old children enrolled in the Jiaxing Birth Cohort, who provided sleep information and anthropometric data, were included in the present study as baseline and were followed up to 5 years of age. Sleep duration was categorized as ≤ 10 hours, 11-12 hours, and ≥ 13 hours. Overweight and obesity were defined according to the cut point criteria in China. Prevalence ratios and risk ratios were used to assess the association between sleep duration and risk of overweight/obesity. RESULTS In cross-sectional analyses at baseline, the adjusted prevalence ratios (95% confidence interval) of overweight (with 11-12 h of sleep being considered the reference group) for children sleeping ≤ 10 h and ≥ 13 h were 1.13 (1.06-1.20) and 1.16 (1.09-1.24), respectively, whereas the adjusted prevalence ratios (95% confidence interval) of obesity were 1.25 (1.11-1.40) and 1.25 (1.11-1.42). In longitudinal analyses, the adjusted risk ratios (95% confidence interval) of overweight for children sleeping ≤ 10 h and ≥ 13 h were 1.48 (1.26-1.74) and 1.13 (0.96-1.34), while adjusted risk ratios (95% confidence interval) of obesity were 1.77 (1.30-2.40) and 1.19 (0.85-1.66). Restricted cubic splines regression supported U-shaped curvilinear associations between sleep duration and overweight/obesity in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. CONCLUSIONS Both short and overlong sleep duration are associated with a higher risk of overweight/obesity in preschool-aged children. Optimizing sleep duration may be an important modifiable intervention for overweight and obesity.
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- Fenglei Wang
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiaxing, China
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- Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiaxing, China
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Froy O. Circadian rhythms and obesity in mammals. ISRN OBESITY 2012; 2012:437198. [PMID: 24527263 PMCID: PMC3914271 DOI: 10.5402/2012/437198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/11/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Obesity has become a serious public health problem and a major risk factor for the development of illnesses, such as insulin resistance and hypertension. Attempts to understand the causes of obesity and develop new therapeutic strategies have mostly focused on caloric intake and energy expenditure. Recent studies have shown that the circadian clock controls energy homeostasis by regulating the circadian expression and/or activity of enzymes, hormones, and transport systems involved in metabolism. Moreover, disruption of circadian rhythms leads to obesity and metabolic disorders. Therefore, it is plausible that resetting of the circadian clock can be used as a new approach to attenuate obesity. Feeding regimens, such as restricted feeding (RF), calorie restriction (CR), and intermittent fasting (IF), provide a time cue and reset the circadian clock and lead to better health. In contrast, high-fat (HF) diet leads to disrupted circadian expression of metabolic factors and obesity. This paper focuses on circadian rhythms and their link to obesity.
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- Oren Froy
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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Gómez Abellán P, Gómez Santos C, Madrid JA, Milagro FI, Campion J, Martínez JA, Luján JA, Ordovás JM, Garaulet M. Site-specific circadian expression of leptin and its receptor in human adipose tissue. NUTR HOSP 2012; 26:1394-401. [PMID: 22411388 DOI: 10.1590/s0212-16112011000600029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Circadian variability of circulating leptin levels has been well established over the last decade. However, the circadian behavior of leptin in human adipose tissue remains unknown. This also applies to the soluble leptin receptor. OBJECTIVE We investigated the ex vivo circadian behavior of leptin and its receptor expression in human adipose tissue (AT). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Visceral and subcutaneous abdominal AT biopsies (n = 6) were obtained from morbid obese women (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m²). Anthropometric variables and fasting plasma glucose, leptin, lipids and lipoprotein concentrations were determined. In order to investigate rhythmic expression pattern of leptin and its receptor, AT explants were cultured during 24-h and gene expression was analyzed at the following times: 08:00, 14:00, 20:00, 02:00 h, using quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS Leptin expression showed an oscillatory pattern that was consistent with circadian rhythm in cultured AT. Similar patterns were noted for the leptin receptor. Leptin showed its achrophase (maximum expression) during the night, which might be associated to a lower degree of fat accumulation and higher mobilization. When comparing both fat depots, visceral AT anticipated its expression towards afternoon and evening hours. Interestingly, leptin plasma values were associated with decreased amplitude of LEP rhythm. This association was lost when adjusting for waist circumference. CONCLUSION Circadian rhythmicity has been demonstrated in leptin and its receptor in human AT cultures in a site-specific manner. This new knowledge paves the way for a better understanding of the autocrine/paracrine role of leptin in human AT.
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- P Gómez Abellán
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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The development of obesity is the consequence of a multitude of complex interactions between both genetic and environmental factors. It has been suggested that the dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity over the past 30 years has been the result of environmental changes that have enabled the full realization of genetic susceptibility present in the population. Among the many environmental alterations that have occurred in our recent history is the ever-increasing dyssynchrony between natural cycles of light/dark and altered patterns of sleep/wake and eating behavior associated with our "24-hour" lifestyle. An extensive research literature has established clear links between increased risk for obesity and both sleep deprivation and shift work, and our understanding of the consequences of such dyssynchrony at the molecular level is beginning to emerge. Studies linking alterations in cellular circadian clocks to metabolic dysfunction point to the increasing importance of chronobiology in obesity etiology.
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- Molly S. Bray
- Departments of Epidemiology and Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Obesity has become a serious public health problem and a major risk factor for the development of illnesses, such as insulin resistance and hypertension. Human homeostatic systems have adapted to daily changes in light and dark in a way that the body anticipates the sleep and activity periods. Mammals have developed an endogenous circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus that responds to the environmental light-dark cycle. Similar clocks have been found in peripheral tissues, such as the liver, intestine, and adipose tissue, regulating cellular and physiological functions. The circadian clock has been reported to regulate metabolism and energy homeostasis in the liver and other peripheral tissues. This is achieved by mediating the expression and/or activity of certain metabolic enzymes and transport systems. In return, key metabolic enzymes and transcription activators interact with and affect the core clock mechanism. In addition, the core clock mechanism has been shown to be linked with lipogenic and adipogenic pathways. Animals with mutations in clock genes that disrupt cellular rhythmicity have provided evidence for the relationship between the circadian clock and metabolic homeostasis. In addition, clinical studies in shift workers and obese patients accentuate the link between the circadian clock and metabolism. This review will focus on the interconnection between the circadian clock and metabolism, with implications for obesity and how the circadian clock is influenced by hormones, nutrients, and timed meals.
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- Oren Froy
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science, and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
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Body fat distribution is an important metabolic and cardiovascular risk factor, because the proportion of abdominal to gluteofemoral body fat correlates with obesity-associated diseases and mortality. Here, we review the evidence and possible mechanisms that support a specific protective role of gluteofemoral body fat. Population studies show that an increased gluteofemoral fat mass is independently associated with a protective lipid and glucose profile, as well as a decrease in cardiovascular and metabolic risk. Studies of adipose tissue physiology in vitro and in vivo confirm distinct properties of the gluteofemoral fat depot with regards to lipolysis and fatty acid uptake: in day-to-day metabolism it appears to be more passive than the abdominal depot and it exerts its protective properties by long-term fatty acid storage. Further, a beneficial adipokine profile is associated with gluteofemoral fat. Leptin and adiponectin levels are positively associated with gluteofemoral fat while the level of inflammatory cytokines is negatively associated. Finally, loss of gluteofemoral fat, as observed in Cushing's syndrome and lipodystrophy is associated with an increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk. This underlines gluteofemoral fat's role as a determinant of health by the long-term entrapment of excess fatty acids, thus protecting from the adverse effects associated with ectopic fat deposition.
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Circadian clocks time the daily occurrence of multiple aspects of behaviour and physiology. Through studies of chronic misalignment between our internal clocks and the environment (e.g. during shift work), it has long been postulated that disruption of circadian rhythms is detrimental to human health. Recent advances in understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of mammalian circadian timing mechanisms have identified many key genes involved in circadian rhythm generation and demonstrated the presence of clocks throughout the body. Furthermore, clear links between sleep, circadian rhythms and metabolic function have been revealed, and much current research is studying these links in more detail. Here, we review the evidence linking circadian rhythms, clock genes and adipose biology. We also highlight gaps in our understanding and finally suggest avenues for future research.
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- J D Johnston
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
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Valerio MA, Gong ZM, Wang S, Bria WF, Johnson TR, Clark NM. Overweight women and management of asthma. Womens Health Issues 2009; 19:300-5. [PMID: 19589696 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2008] [Revised: 03/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE We sought to describe clinical and psychosocial characteristics of overweight women with asthma. METHODS Telephone interview and medical record review involving 808 women with asthma participating in a randomized study to identify those who were overweight. We assessed the relationship of their weight to asthma symptoms, health care use, quality of life, self-esteem, need for social support, and demographic characteristics. Regression analyses were used to investigate relationships between overweight and asthma. FINDINGS Sixty-eight percent of the women in the study were overweight or obese. Demographic characteristics associated with overweight in women with asthma included being minority (p=.000), having a lower education level (p=.000), and a lower household income (p=.024). Overweight was associated with greater health care use, comorbidities (acid reflux, urinary incontinence), and persistent disease (p=.001). Overweight women exhibited lower self-esteem (p=.002) and lower perceived quality of life (p=.000). CONCLUSION Overweight females with asthma experience significant challenges because of their weight, more persistent and severe disease, specific comorbidities, and lower rates of obtaining psychosocial resources. Clinical consultations and interventions should account for the influence of overweight on asthma control and health status in female patients.
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- Melissa A Valerio
- Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2029, USA.
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Obesity is one of the most profound public health problems today, and simplistic explanations based on excessive nutritional consumption or lack of physical activity are inadequate to account for this dramatic and literal growth in our world population. Recent reports have suggested that disruptions in sleep patterns, often linked to our '24-h' lifestyle, are associated with increased body fat and altered metabolism, although the cause-effect relationship for these associations has yet to be elucidated. Abnormal sleep/wake patterns likely alter intracellular circadian clocks, which are molecular mechanisms that enable the cell/tissue/organism to anticipate diurnal variations in its environment. The environment may include circulating levels of nutrients (e.g. glucose, fatty acids and triglycerides) and various hormones (e.g. insulin, glucocorticoids). As such, alterations in this molecular mechanism, in particular within the adipocyte, likely induce metabolic changes that may potentiate disrupted metabolism, adipose accumulation and/or obesity. Although diurnal variations in adipokines and adipose tissue metabolism have been observed, little is known regarding the molecular mechanisms that influence these events.
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- M S Bray
- Department of Pediatrics, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX77030, USA.
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