Adipose tissue, a pivotal organ in the human body, plays a crucial role in energy storage and metabolism, while also secreting hormones and cytokines that regulate the function of other organs and the immune response [ 1 ]. Based on macroscopic and …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was the third pathogenic coronavirus to emerge during the last two decades, following SARS coronavirus 1 in 2002 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in 2012 [ 1 ].

Renewed scientific efforts analyzing the impact of alcohol consumption patterns on health are crucial for disease prevention and management as well as for early management of eventual morbidity risks and for recognizing the role of healthy …

The first 1000 days (conception, pregnancy, and the first two years of life) represent a period of enormous vulnerability to nutritional deficiency as well opportunity for promoting better outcomes in children’s lives. The fetuses, infants, and …

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased from 11.4% in 1999 to 41.9% in 2017-March 2020 [ 1 ]. Obesity is a serious disease associated with some of the leading causes of premature preventable death, including heart disease …

Over the last decades, male fertility outcomes have become part of the fertility discussion. There is no doubt that semen parameters and sperm quality are crucial to achieving pregnancy and embryo development. The male factor explains 30–40% of all …

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) [ 1 ••], is a highly prevalent condition worldwide (affecting up to ~30% of the general adult population) without any …

Overweight and obesity affect 38% of the global population [ 1 ]. These conditions are steadily and continuously rising even in low-income nations, whereas an increasing number of high- and middle-income countries are currently experiencing an …

Midlife is the period of life between early adulthood and old age, typically between the ages of 40 and 65. This period is characterized by a variety of physical, psychological, and social changes, particularly in women as it coincides with the …

Obesity and its metabolic complications continue to be a challenging health burden across the entire globe. It is estimated that over 40% of the US adult population has obesity [ 1 ]. Standard of care therapies to tackle this epidemic have …

Binge-eating disorder (BED) is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating (i.e., consuming an objectively large amount of food while experiencing a sense of loss of control over eating) in the absence of regular use of inappropriate …

Obesity is a growing public health problem with high prevalence [ 1 ], affecting an increasing number of countries worldwide [ 2 ]. This condition is formally defined as a body mass index [BMI = weight (Kg) / height (m) 2 ] ≥ 30 for adults [ 3 ].

Behavioral weight management is effective in producing clinically significant weight losses (i.e., 5–10%) ( 1 ). This treatment approach includes intensive intervention aimed at modifying eating and physical activity behavior typically delivered …

The prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity has reached dramatic dimensions globally and still remains one of the most challenging problems in the western civilization.