Natalia Sirimi, Dimitrios G. Goulis
Obesity, the most common metabolic disorder, concerns, among others, women of reproductive age and, when it occurs before or during pregnancy, constitutes a major risk factor for both maternal and fetal complications. The complications of obesity in a prospective mother include subfertility, miscarriage, thrombo-embolism, hypertensive disorders …
Georgios A. Christou, Constantinos C. Tellis, Moses S. Elisaf, Alexandros D. Tselepis, Dimitrios N. Kiortsis
OBJECTIVE: The investigation of the relationship between high density lipoprotein (HDL) and adiponectin. DESIGN: Thirty-seven obese or overweight [body mass index ≥27 Kg/m2], hypertriglyceridemic patients underwent one of the following interventions for 3 months …
Georgios A. Christou, Constantinos C. Tellis, Moses S. Elisaf, Alexandros D. Tselepis, Dimitrios N. Kiortsis
OBJECTIVE: The investigation of the association between retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4)and lipoproteins in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia. DESIGN: Forty-six obese or overweight hypertriglyceridemic patients were studied at baseline and 20 of them underwent a hypocaloric low-fat diet for 3 months …