En la encuesta nacional realizada por la Secretaria de Salud en el año 2002, se encontró que del total de la población con obesidad, el 25% eran mujeres. La prevalencia de dicha enfermedad se ha incrementado hasta un 40% en los últimos años. En el caso de las mujeres los...
Type 2 diabetes has become the main problem in Mexican health and it is the first cause of morbi-mortality in México. Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are characterized by inflammatory state with high levels of C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6 (E-6), plasminogen inhibitor activator 1 (PAI-1) that promote micro...
El Síndrome de Ovario Poliquístico (SOP) es el trastorno endócrino-metabólico más frecuente en mujeres en edad reproductiva, uno de los factores que predisponen a padecerlo es la obesidad, esto es importante ya que se sabe que México ocupa el segundo lugar a nivel mundial en padecer sobrepeso u obesidad, siendo...
Odor-induced taste enhancement in Mexican adults with obesity and normalweight Odor and taste play an important role in flavour perception and it is well known that the chemical composition of the matrix and consequently its structure influences release and perception of flavour. OITE (Odor-induced taste enhancement), is a phenomenon that...
Osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO) has been associated with immobility, falls, fractures, and other dysfunctions, which could increase mortality risk. However, its etiology remains unknown. Recent studies revealed that sedentarism, fat gain, and epigenetic regulators are critical in its development. One effective intervention to prevent and treat OSO is exercise. Therefore, in...
Eicosapentaenoic acids (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) are omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids With the beneficial effects on preventing various diseases in which the inflammation plays a fundamental role. Since these omega - 3 fatty acids are ligands for PPARs, they could have an impact on metabolic activity. Therefore, they could exert...
La obesidad es un problema de salud mundial, el cual ha ido en aumento en los últimos años, y se le ha asociado con diversas alteraciones, entre las cuales se mencionan las cardiopatías, cáncer, diabetes, problemas metabólicos, así como, la infertilidad masculina, debido a que se han presentado casos de...
Overweight and obesity is characterized by an excess of adipose tissue that, in males, induces negative effects, such as: the aromatization of testosterone into estradiol, hormonal disorder and impaired fertility. Recent studies relate it to low sperm count and reduced sperm motility. When sperm leave the seminiferous tubules they need...
In the last decade it has been demonstrated that obesity entails adipose tissue immunophenotypic and systemic alterations, which are caused by the excessive and improper activation of the immune system. On that basis, a lowintensity chronic inflammatory process has been identified in the case of obesity as playing an important...
