Obesity has become a major worldwide challenge to public health, owing to an interaction between the obesogenic environment and a strong genetic contribution.Previous studies found that genetic factors determine 40%-70% of obese phenotype.Under such circumstances, the screening of obesity
Cancer presents a major disease burden across the globe. The incidence and mortality of gynecologic cancers have increased significantly in China over the last two decades with breast and endometrial cancer as leading causes of death in women in China. Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, and
Cancer is the leading cause of death in women in the United States (US). Chinese Americans are the largest ethnic group among Asian Americans. Although the incidence of breast cancer, the most common cancer in women, has decreased among other U.S racial groups over the last 15 years, Chinese
60 Chinese men aged between 21 and 60 years old with overweight/obesity (25 kg/m2
Waist circumference, body mass index, triglycerides, glycosylated hemoglobin, blood glucose were evaluated; liver function, kidney function, blood, urine, stool, adverse event recording, evaluation of low blood sugar event log security.
Two public primary schools of a similar size were selected. They were allocated either to the intervention or control group. Children in Grade 4th and 5th in each school were invited to participate in the physical examination (height and weight measures).Obese children based on Chinese BMI cut-off
Method The adults whose age between 20~65 years old, BMI between 27kg/m² and 35kg/m², and also have snoring during sleeping are able to be enrolled in the study. Then, the general data questionnaire, Body Constitution Questionnaire, physical examination, blood test, and genetic test are provided to
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a major non-communicable disease and one of the world's fastest growing health problem. It is associated with significant morbidity, including increased risk of heart disease and stroke, hypertension, retinopathy and blindness, renal failure and leg amputation, which place
1. STUDY DESIGN This will be a single centre, randomized controlled trial (RCT), comparing the intervention in question (Intermittent Energy Restriction (IER), "5:2 diet", treatment: 2 consecutive days of fasting (using meal replacement, Optifast®) per week) with a control of "advice only", with 15
CVD includes diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels. The underlying cause of CVD is atherosclerosis, in which fatty plaques develop on the inner walls of arteries. There are many risk factors for CVD, including inflammation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity. Research has
This research protocol is designed to study the genetic basis of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in Han Chinese. This project taking place at Suizhou Central Hospital complements several years of similar research activities conducted by Dr. Rotimi s lab in populations of the African Diaspora with study sites