Volume 4 Issue 1

PATHWEIGH Tool for Chronic Weight Management Built into EPIC Electronic Medical Record: Methods, Pilot Results and Future Directions

Leigh Perreault, Christine W. Hockett, Heather Holmstrom, Lauren Tolle, E. Seth Kramer and Jodi S. Holtrop
Despite the overwhelming prevalence and health implications of obesity, it is rarely addressed in a health care setting. Providers and patients alike cite innumerable barriers as to the reasons why. The current study provides a framework to systematically address and deconstruct these barriers.

Mobile Engagement Behaviors Associated with Sustained 15% Weight Loss

Ann Lih, Rojin Safavi, Zariyah Isaq, Shery Haller and Mohammed Bailony
This study aimed to report weight loss outcomes and evaluate behaviors of high performing participants who achieved ≥ 15% weight loss at 6 and 18 months in a precision medicine weight loss program, which incorporates clinical visits, a mobile application (mHealth) and tailored nutritional programming.

Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Adiposity and Alter Glucocorticoid-Associated Transcripts in Epididymal White Adipose Tissue of C57BL/6 Male Mice Raised on a High Fat Diet

Jessica L. Hill, Jacqueline M. Wyman, Simone M. Godwin, Leeanna A. Beech, et al.
Background: Synthetic Glucocorticoids (GC) are widely used for their immunosuppressive capability, however chronic use is associated with adverse metabolic effects that are exacerbated when GC is combined with a high fat diet.

Overweight and Obesity as the Risk Factors for Leukemia in the Mediterranean Countries

Ludmila Aleksandrovna Radkevich
It is known, that in countries with high and medium incomes, the proportion of people with overweight and obesity started to increase in the second half of the 20th century, as well as the incidence rate of Non-infectious Chronic Diseases (NCD).

Early Clinical Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in A Cohort of Greek Children with Obesity

Elpis Athina Vlachopapadopoulou, Eirini Dikaiakou, Elli Anagnostou, Fani Athanasouli, Ioanna Patinioti, Maria, et al..
Background: Prevalence of childhood obesity in Greece is reported to be among the highest worldwide.

Health Benefits of Kombucha Tea Enriched with Olive Leaf and Honey

Nurcan Değirmencioğlu, Elif Yildiz, Metin Guldas and Ozan Gurbuz
Kombucha is a fermented beverage that is produced by fermenting tea and beet sugar solution under aerobic conditions by adding symbiotic culture (yeasts and acetic acid bacteria) named as SCOBY.