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Pinpointing the association of obesity with the risk of cancer and mortality
The connection of obesity with major chronic diseases and causes of death is well-known, but knowledge is scarce for rarer diseases, and for other obesity-related markers than a single measure of body mass index (BMI, kg/m2).
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Changes in systemic and subcutaneous adipose tissue inflammation and oxidative stress in response to exercise training in obese black African women
Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Amy E. Mendham, Melony F. De Smidt, Dheshnie Keswell, Tommy Olsson, Matthias Blüher and Julia H. Goedecke. 2020. Cha...
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Circulating and Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Composition in Black South African Women with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Paul J. van Jaarsveld, Elin Chorell, Melony C. Fortuin-de Smidt, Kevin Adams, Matthias Blüher, Tommy Olsson, Amy E. ...
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Exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and is associated with an altered intramuscular phospholipid signature in women with obesity
Mendham, Amy E., Julia H. Goedecke, Yingxu Zeng, Steen Larsen, Cindy George, Jon Hauksson, Melony C Fortuin-de Smidt, M. C., Alexander V. Ch...
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Diet-Induced Weight Loss Has Chronic Tissue-Specific Effects on Glucocorticoid Metabolism in Overweight Postmenopausal Women
Stomby, A, K Simonyte, C Mellberg, M Ryberg, R H Stimson, C Larsson, B Lindahl, R Andrew, B R Walker, and T Olsson. 2015. Diet-Induced Weigh...
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Ethnic Differences in Hepatic and Systemic Insulin Sensitivity and Their Associated Determinants in Obese Black and White South African Women
Goedecke, Julia H., Dheshnie Keswell, Carsten Weinreich, Jia Fan, Jon Hauksson, Hendriena Victor, Kristina Utzschneider, et al. 2015. Ethnic...
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Ethnic differences in obesity-related complications in South African women
Obesity is closely linked the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a leading cause of death worldwide.