Ioannis Kyrou, Constantine Tsigos
Chronic stress represents a prolonged state of dyshomeostasis caused by intense and frequently imposed stressors. Obesity constitutes a chronic dysmetabolic state, leading progressively to a spectrum of metabolic complications, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Α growing body of evidence supports the existence of significant interactions between stress and obesity …
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Eleni P. Kotanidou, Anastasia G. Markaki, Charilaos Stylianou, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Maria Tsigga, Maria Hassapidou
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate by pooled and sensitivity analyses all available data on adolescent overweight/obesity in Cyprus. DESIGN: A thorough literature search determined the studies to be examined using Cypriot adolescent samples …
Maria Hassapidou, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, George Vlahavas, Efthymios Kapantais, Daphne Kaklamanou, Ioannis Pagkalos, Myrto Kaklamanou, Themistoklis Tzotzas
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between physical activity (PA) and sedentary lifestyle (SL) patterns with overweight (OW), obesity (OB), abdominal obesity (AO) and cardiometabolic comorbidities in Greek adults based on data from the National Epidemiological Survey for the prevalence of obesity …