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Obesity is a chronic condition of excessive body fat. This subject includes the study of factors contributing to obesity risk across populations, prevention strategies at the individual level, treatment of obesity and population level measures for combatting obesity.

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Differential effects of physical activity on cognitive and motor performance in obese young adults

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Association between bone marrow adipose tissue, abdominal adipose tissue distribution, and volumetric bone mineral density in the Chinese adult population: a retrospective cohort study

Wei Zhu, Wen-Min Guan, Bo-Xin Chen, Yi-Da Lu, Jia Li, Xiao-Qing Yuan, Wei-Hua Li, Feng-Xia Yu, Jing-Yi Liu, Hong-Xia Yin, Lin Wei, Zhen-Chang Wang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Peng Zhang

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Modified STOP-Bang questionnaire for detecting obstructive sleep apnea in individuals with a body mass index below 35 kg/m²

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Retrospective study: anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of patients with metabolic syndrome–a gender-specific analysis of clinical and correlation patterns

Yingxin Li, Huanhua Wu, Yingtong Lu, Jingjie Shang, Yong Cheng, Xiaozheng Cao, Zhiqiang Tan, Qijun Cai, Hao Xu, Bin Guo

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