Overweight and obesity are the most important modulators in the development of chronic diseases. Body weight status in adulthood is often already determined in childhood and adolescence. In this study we evaluate possible threats and the prevalence of ...
The endocannabinoid system is a physiological system, which is responsible for the control of glucose and lipidmetabolism, as well as for the regulation of the body weight. The endocannabinoid receptors are distributed both in the central and peripher ...
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence in western society. Obesity represents a well established risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus type 2. Several studies on surgical procedures for the treatment of ...
The origins of obesity can be traced back at least 25 000 years. In the Stone Age, in the Middle Ages, and in the 17th century overweight indicated prosperty, power, and fertility, but already Hippocrates described obesity as a disease in the Antique. The ...
Greater body fatness was found to be a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer (BC); furthermore this factor appears to be associated with poor prognosis. These findings were tested by analyzing 1459 patients whose cases were recorded in the Basler ...
Health Status of Young Men in Switzerland: Monitoring Results from ConscriptionAbstract. Due to their representativeness and consistent measurement standards the medical und sports data of the Swiss conscripts provide a valuable basis for a continuous ...
«Food Addiction» as a Possible Risk Factor for ObesityAbstract. The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity are, internationally as well as in Switzerland, increasing in recent years. The neurobiology tries to explore an improved understanding of the ...
Fructose Consumption and the Metabolic Syndrome: Association or Causality?Abstract. Fructose consumption has increased significantly during the past decades – in particular by using added sugar in food and beverages, either sugars containing free ...
Comprehensive Treatment of Obesity in Childhood and AdolescenceAbstract. Obesity in childhood and adolescence presents a complex challenge. Early recognition by general practitioners is now important. In Switzerland, the ...
Abstract. Summary: The prevalence of obesity is increasing world-wide. Obesity is associated with a plethora of metabolic and clinical constraints, which result in a higher risk for the development of cardiovascular ...
Lipedema: Which Etiological Pathways?Abstract. The pathogenesis and epidemiology of lipedema are uncertain, and its diagnosis often delayed. Lipedema almost exclusively affects women, and a link to sex hormones is likely. ...
Alcohol and the Bariatric Patient: When One Drink Becomes Two DrinksAbstract. Moderate consumption of alcohol is a risk factor for weight gain and obesity. Alcohol affects all components of the energy balance. ...
Zusammenfassung. Fettleibigkeit oder Adipositas ist ein weit verbreitetes Problem, das nicht nur die Gesundheit beeinträchtigt, sondern auch ein soziales Stigma mit sich bringt. Viele Adipöse suchen deshalb Abhilfe in gewichtsreduzierenden Diäten. In ...
Zusammenfassung. Adipositas ist in den westlichen Industrienationen zunehmend häufiger zu beobachten. In Studien konnte belegt werden, daß rund 10% der deutschen Kinder adipös sind. Bisherige evaluierte Adipositasprogramme in Deutschland beziehen sich ...
Behavior therapy of pediatric obesityAbstract. This article reviews the current intervention methods of pediatric obesity. Because of increasing prevalence in Europe and in the USA and the risk of the maintenance of obesity the relevance of an successful ...
Zusammenfassung. Übergewicht und Adipositas sind heute in den westlichen Industrienationen weit verbreitet. Da die Erfolge der Adipositastherapie begrenzt sind, ist eine Prävention der Adipositas notwendig. Die Kieler Adipositaspräventionsstudie (KOPS) ...
Zusammenfassung. In dieser Arbeit wurde zur Aufdeckung familiärer Determinanten kindlichen Übergewichts der Essstil übergewichtiger und normalgewichtiger Kinder unter laborexperimentellen Bedingungen verglichen. Jeweils bei An- bzw. Abwesenheit eines ...
ISS – An instrument to measure parental feedings strategiesAbstract. We present an instrument to identify parental feeding strategies (ISS), for which no German instrument exists at present. In a sample of 163 mothers with preschool children an item pool ...
Zusammenfassung. Essstörungen und Adipositas stellen auch und gerade im Kindes- und Jugendalter ein ernst zu nehmendes Gesundheitsproblem dar. In diesem Beitrag werden die Erscheinungsformen von Essstörungen und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen, ...
Zusammenfassung. Die Anzahl übergewichtiger Kinder ist in den vergangenen Jahren deutlich angestiegen. Aufgrund der vielfältigen medizinischen und psychosozialen Folgebelastungen des Übergewichts, der hohen Persistenzraten sowie der geringen Effektivität ...