Essays on Adipose Tissue

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder, which is based on the formation of insulin deficiency and an increase in blood glucose levels. Among metabolic disorders the diabetes occupies a second place after obesity. In the world about 10% of the population suffer from diabetes, however, when one considers hidden form of the disease, this figure can be 3-4 times higher. Diabetes develops due to chronic deficiency of insulin and it is accompanied by disorders of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. By interfacing with other diseases endocrinology highlights symptomatic (secondary) and true diabetes. Symptomatic diabetes accompanies diseases of the endocrine ...

The nutrition and fitness goals in Health People 2010 are to promote health and to reduce chronic diseases caused by improper diet and excessive weight gain. No significant progress was noticed towards this objective. The Health People 2020 nutrition and fitness goal is therefore, to promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through consumption of healthful diets and achievement of healthy body weight. Only efforts that are able to bring about change in the individual behavior, and in the environment that support these behavior, will enable the achievement of Healthy People objective. ("Nutrition and Weight Status | Healthy People 2020", ...

The team of specialists provided a research on the role of Gleevec in the treatment of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. This study was published in the journal Diabetes in 2016 and presents a new intervention for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults and children. The main problem is that obesity is widespread nowadays, it results in diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. The key idea is that Gleevec can be a novel therapeutic agent for use in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes only if its potential adverse effects will be removed (Choi 2016). However, ...

It is possible to make a statement that currently obesity is the large-scale problem for the population of the United States. The major argumentation for this statement is the fact that as soon as the obesity is diagnosed, there is a set of complications in terms of achievement of the normal weight by obsessed individuals. That is why, the preventive measures, related to obesity and maintenance of the normal weight among the population, have become the essential concerns for the public health. It was stated by the scholars that one of the most effective strategic options for the weight ...

The patient presented in this case suffers from metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health problems that is associated with the presence of obesity and tissues resistance to insulin. The metabolic syndrome is a condition that causes a myriad of problems in the body such that the body becomes incapable of maintaining the circulation of the useful energy molecules such as glucose and lipids in the right quantities in the bloodstream (Huang, 2009). Other associated disorders of metabolic syndrome include high blood pressure and dyslipidemia. The lipid problem is characterized by elevated levels of triglycerides and ...

Metabolic Changes

Connections between microorganisms in a person’s gut and the onset of obesity among other metabolic conditions are getting clearer with advanced research work. However, owing to the complexity of the microbiome, the connections are just beginning to be appreciated. However, proportional research work involving mice suggests that there is an influence of gut microbiota on the metabolism of a host. Extensive gut microbiota modulation of host systemic metabolic pathways including SCFAs, tryptophan, and tyrosine metabolism has been shown by metabolomics studies. Metabolic regulation is one of the functions of the metabolites in the gut due to its nutrient-rich ...

Background: The rising prevalence of obesity in children is a serious public health concern. Obesity is like a silent killer, and can predispose the child to a number of lifelong disabilities and chronic diseases. Obesity is negatively linked to life span. A child with obesity has higher amount of adipose tissue deposition, when compared to a normal weight child. The excess calorie that is not utilized for work or growth, is deposited in the form of adipose tissue and stored in the body. Adipose tissues are made of adipocytes or other called fat containing cells. Obesity occurs from factors ...

Introduction

Recently, worldwide obesity prevalence has been raised rapidly and nearly doubled between 1980 and 2014, however in 2014 more than a half a billion of adult (18 years and older) were obese (11% men and 15% women) (WHO, 2014). Obesity and overweight are defined as excess body fat accumulation that leads to health risks and comorbidities. Adult weight can be classified based on the Body Mass Index. Hence, an individual having a BMI equal to or more than 25 is regarded as being overweight, while a person with a BMI equal to or more than 30 is considered obese ( ...

Obesity is an accumulation of fat in the body which leads to the appearance of overweight. This fat is stored in the fat depots of the body – in subcutaneous adipose tissue in and around the internal organs of human body. Modern science explains the emergence of obesity as follows: if the energy coming into the body with food is more than is consumed by the body, such energy which is in excess is converted into fat. In developed societies, the main causes of obesity are overeating and a sedentary lifestyle. To put on extra weight is rather easy, but ...