Ewa Anna Burian, Jørgen Rungby, Tonny Karlsmark, Susan Nørregaard, Marina Cestari, Peter J. Franks, Christine Joy Moffatt
{"title":"The impact of obesity on chronic oedema/lymphoedema of the leg – an international multicenter cross-sectional study (LIMPRINT)","authors":"Ewa Anna Burian, Jørgen Rungby, Tonny Karlsmark, Susan Nørregaard, Marina Cestari, Peter J. Franks, Christine Joy Moffatt","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01544-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01544-0","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity and chronic oedema/lymphoedema are two distinct but related conditions, rarely investigated together. The aim was to study the impact of increased weight on chronic oedema and related factors. A cross-sectional study, 38 centers, nine countries. Patients with clinically confirmed chronic oedema/lymphoedema of the leg were included. Weight category was estimated as: normal weight (BMI 20–30), class I-II obesity (BMI 30–40), or class III obesity (BMI > 40). Factors were tested for an association with increased weight, using a multivariable model. A total of 7397 patients were included; 43% with normal weight, 36% class I-II obesity and 21% class III obesity. Increased weight was associated with more advanced stages of chronic oedema (ISL stage III; the most advanced form); affecting 14% in normal weight, 18% class I-II obesity and 39% class III obesity (p < 0.001). Ten factors were independently associated with increased weight: diabetes (OR 2.4), secondary lymphoedema (OR 2.7), cellulitis/erysipelas within 12 months (OR 1.2), bilateral lymphoedema (OR 3.6), compression therapy (OR 2.1), increased swelling duration (1–2 years OR 1.3, 2–5 years OR 2.5, 5–10 years OR 3.6, >10 years OR 3.5) decreased mobility (walking with aid OR 1.9, being chair bound OR 1.2) and age (reference<45 years; 45–64 years OR 1.5, 75–84 years OR 0.6, 85+ years OR 0.2). Increased weight was associated with a lower presentation of peripheral arterial disease (OR 0.7) and poorer chronic oedema control (OR 0.8). Patients with obesity had lower function, appearance and more severe symptoms (LYMQOL) and lower quality of life (EuroQol). Obesity negatively impacts chronic oedema, leading to more advanced stages. Achieving good control of swelling with compression is more difficult in these patients. Increased awareness of chronic oedema/lymphoedema as a complication of obesity is important for early detection and for developing effective strategies to prevent and manage them.","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01544-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141498010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Senthil Thillainadesan, Aaron Lambert, Kristen C. Cooke, Jacqueline Stöckli, Belinda Yau, Stewart W. C. Masson, Anna Howell, Meg Potter, Oliver K. Fuller, Yi Lin Jiang, Melkam A. Kebede, Grant Morahan, David E. James, Søren Madsen, Samantha L. Hocking
{"title":"The metabolic consequences of ‘yo-yo’ dieting are markedly influenced by genetic diversity","authors":"Senthil Thillainadesan, Aaron Lambert, Kristen C. Cooke, Jacqueline Stöckli, Belinda Yau, Stewart W. C. Masson, Anna Howell, Meg Potter, Oliver K. Fuller, Yi Lin Jiang, Melkam A. Kebede, Grant Morahan, David E. James, Søren Madsen, Samantha L. Hocking","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01542-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01542-2","url":null,"abstract":"Weight loss can improve the metabolic complications of obesity. However, it is unclear whether insulin resistance persists despite weight loss and whether any protective benefits are preserved following weight regain (weight cycling). The impact of genetic background on weight cycling is undocumented. We aimed to investigate the effects of weight loss and weight cycling on metabolic outcomes and sought to clarify the role of genetics in this relationship. Both C57BL/6 J and genetically heterogeneous Diversity Outbred Australia (DOz) mice were alternately fed high fat Western-style diet (WD) and a chow diet at 8-week intervals. Metabolic measures including body composition, glucose tolerance, pancreatic beta cell activity, liver lipid levels and adipose tissue insulin sensitivity were determined. After diet switch from WD (8-week) to chow (8-week), C57BL/6 J mice displayed a rapid normalisation of body weight, adiposity, hyperinsulinemia, liver lipid levels and glucose uptake into adipose tissue comparable to chow-fed controls. In response to the same dietary intervention, genetically diverse DOz mice conversely maintained significantly higher fat mass and insulin levels compared to chow-fed controls and exhibited much more profound interindividual variability than C57BL/6 J mice. Weight cycled (WC) animals were re-exposed to WD (8-week) and compared to age-matched controls fed 8-week WD for the first time (LOb). In C57BL/6 J but not DOz mice, WC animals had significantly higher blood insulin levels than LOb controls. All WC animals exhibited significantly greater beta cell activity than LOb controls despite similar fat mass, glucose tolerance, liver lipid levels and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in adipose tissue. Following weight loss, metabolic outcomes return to baseline in C57BL/6 J mice with obesity. However, genetic diversity significantly impacts this response. A period of weight loss does not provide lasting benefits after weight regain, and weight cycling is detrimental and associated with hyperinsulinemia and elevated basal insulin secretion.","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11281900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141498011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vascular dysfunction in females post-menopause with obesity: an ultrasonic view","authors":"Joseph C. Watso, Thomas G. Bissen","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01561-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01561-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01561-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elysse A. Phillips, Yem J. Alharithi, Leena Kadam, Lisa M. Coussens, Sushil Kumar, Alina Maloyan
{"title":"Metabolic abnormalities in the bone marrow cells of young offspring born to mothers with obesity","authors":"Elysse A. Phillips, Yem J. Alharithi, Leena Kadam, Lisa M. Coussens, Sushil Kumar, Alina Maloyan","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01563-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01563-x","url":null,"abstract":"Intrauterine metabolic reprogramming occurs in mothers with obesity during gestation, putting the offspring at high risk of developing obesity and associated metabolic disorders even before birth. We have generated a mouse model of maternal high-fat diet-induced obesity that recapitulates the metabolic changes seen in humans born to women with obesity. Here, we profiled and compared the metabolic characteristics of bone marrow cells of newly weaned 3-week-old offspring of dams fed either a high-fat (Off-HFD) or a regular diet (Off-RD). We utilized a state-of-the-art flow cytometry, and targeted metabolomics approach coupled with a Seahorse metabolic analyzer. We revealed significant metabolic perturbation in the offspring of HFD-fed vs. RD-fed dams, including utilization of glucose primarily via oxidative phosphorylation. We also show a reduction in levels of amino acids, a phenomenon previously linked to bone marrow aging. Using flow cytometry, we found changes in the immune complexity of bone marrow cells and identified a unique B cell population expressing CD19 and CD11b in the bone marrow of three-week-old offspring of high-fat diet-fed mothers. Our data also revealed increased expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) on myeloid CD11b, and on CD11bhi B cells. Altogether, we demonstrate that the offspring of mothers with obesity show metabolic and immune changes in the bone marrow at a very young age and prior to any symptomatic metabolic disease.","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141467871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniela Junker, Mingming Wu, Anna Reik, Johannes Raspe, Selina Rupp, Jessie Han, Stella M. Näbauer, Meike Wiechert, Arun Somasundaram, Egon Burian, Birgit Waschulzik, Marcus R. Makowski, Hans Hauner, Christina Holzapfel, Dimitrios C. Karampinos
{"title":"Impact of baseline adipose tissue characteristics on change in adipose tissue volume during a low calorie diet in people with obesity—results from the LION study","authors":"Daniela Junker, Mingming Wu, Anna Reik, Johannes Raspe, Selina Rupp, Jessie Han, Stella M. Näbauer, Meike Wiechert, Arun Somasundaram, Egon Burian, Birgit Waschulzik, Marcus R. Makowski, Hans Hauner, Christina Holzapfel, Dimitrios C. Karampinos","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01568-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01568-6","url":null,"abstract":"Weight loss outcomes vary individually. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based evaluation of adipose tissue (AT) might help to identify AT characteristics that predict AT loss. This study aimed to assess the impact of an 8-week low-calorie diet (LCD) on different AT depots and to identify predictors of short-term AT loss using MRI in adults with obesity. Eighty-one adults with obesity (mean BMI 34.08 ± 2.75 kg/m², mean age 46.3 ± 10.97 years, 49 females) prospectively underwent baseline MRI (liver dome to femoral head) and anthropometric measurements (BMI, waist-to-hip-ratio, body fat), followed by a post-LCD-examination. Visceral and subcutaneous AT (VAT and SAT) volumes and AT fat fraction were extracted from the MRI data. Apparent lipid volumes based on MRI were calculated as approximation for the lipid contained in the AT. SAT and VAT volumes were subdivided into equidistant thirds along the craniocaudal axis and normalized by length of the segmentation. T-tests compared baseline and follow-up measurements and sex differences. Effect sizes on subdivided AT volumes were compared. Spearman Rank correlation explored associations between baseline parameters and AT loss. Multiple regression analysis identified baseline predictors for AT loss. Following the LCD, participants exhibited significant weight loss (11.61 ± 3.07 kg, p < 0.01) and reductions in all MRI-based AT parameters (p < 0.01). Absolute SAT loss exceeded VAT loss, while relative apparent lipid loss was higher in VAT (both p < 0.01). The lower abdominopelvic third showed the most significant SAT and VAT reduction. The predictor of most AT and apparent lipid losses was the normalized baseline SAT volume in the lower abdominopelvic third, with smaller volumes favoring greater AT loss (p < 0.01 for SAT and VAT loss and SAT apparent lipid volume loss). The LCD primarily reduces lower abdominopelvic SAT and VAT. Furthermore, lower abdominopelvic SAT volume was detected as a potential predictor for short-term AT loss in persons with obesity.","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01568-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141456894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metabolic obesity phenotypes and all-cause mortality among the Chinese oldest-old population: a prospective cohort study","authors":"Wei-Qi Song, Wen-Fang Zhong, Jian Gao, Zhi-Hao Li, Jiao-Jiao Ren, Dong Shen, Xiao-Meng Wang, Qiao-Qiao Shen, Fang-Fei You, Qi Fu, Chuan Li, Huan Chen, Yue-Bin Lv, Xiao-Ming Shi, Chen Mao","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01571-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01571-x","url":null,"abstract":"The obesity paradox has been reported among older adults. However, whether the favorable effect of obesity is dependent on metabolic status remains largely unknown. We aimed to explore the association of metabolic obesity phenotypes and their changes with all-cause mortality among the Chinese oldest-old population. This prospective cohort study included 1207 Chinese oldest old (mean age: 91.8 years). Metabolic obesity phenotypes were determined by central obesity and metabolic status, and participants were classified into metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO), metabolically healthy non-obesity (MHN), and metabolically unhealthy non-obesity (MUN). The hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were estimated by Cox regression models. During 5.3 years of follow-up, 640 deaths were documented. Compared with non-obesity, obesity was associated with a decreased mortality risk among participants with metabolically healthy (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.63–0.91) while this association was insignificant among metabolically unhealthy. Compared to MHO, MHN (HR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.06–1.53) and MUN (HR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.10–2.02) were significantly associated with an increased mortality risk. Compared to those with stable MHO, those transited from MHO to MUO demonstrated a higher mortality risk (HR, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.06–3.11). MHO predicts better survival among the Chinese oldest-old population. These findings suggest that ensuring optimal management of metabolic health is beneficial and taking caution in weight loss based on the individual body weight for the metabolically healthy oldest-old adults.","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141456895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Political voting in the United Kingdom 2019 general election and risk of living with obesity in a nationally representative sample","authors":"A. J. Daley, A. K. Roalfe, S. N. Bleich","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01569-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01569-5","url":null,"abstract":"Limited evidence from the United States suggests that county/state rates of people with obesity are positively associated with voting for the Republican Party presidential candidate, although this question has not yet been studied at the individual level, and/or outside of the United States, where the health and political systems are very different in other countries. Using individual level data, assess differences in rates of people with obesity according to political voting in the United Kingdom 2019 general election, and examine whether people living in constituencies won by Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Conservative Party were more likely to be living with obesity than those living in constituencies won by MPs from other parties. Data was obtained by the Ipsos KnowledgePanel where panellists are recruited via a random probability unclustered address-based sampling method. 4000/14,016 panellists were randomly invited to provide data on socio-demographics, health outcomes, voting behaviour and height/weight. 2668/4000 (67%) of invitees provided data, 95/2668 (3.5%) were not eligible to vote, with the remaining 2573 (96.5%) included. Conservative Party voters were more likely to be living with obesity than those who voted Labour (OR:1.42 95% CI (1.01–1.99)) or Liberal Democrats (1.54 95% CI (1.00–2.37)). Conservative Party voters on average had significantly higher BMI scores than those voting Labour and Liberal Democrats; BMI mean difference 0.88 points (95% CI: 0.16–1.61) between Conservative and Labour voters, and 1.04 points (95% CI: 0.07–2.02) between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats voters. There was no evidence participants living in constituencies won by Conservative MPs were more likely to be living with obesity than constituencies won by other party MPs. Governments and public health agencies may need to focus on the political affiliation of the public when developing strategies to reduce the number of people with obesity.","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01569-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental health disorders in youth with overweight and obesity: does treatment of co-existing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affect outcomes?","authors":"Alison Poulton, Habib Bhurawala","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01573-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01573-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Million, E. Angelakis, M. Maraninchi, M. Henry, R. Giorgi, R. Valero, B. Vialettes, D. Raoult
{"title":"Retraction Note: Correlation between body mass index and gut concentrations of Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium animalis, Methanobrevibacter smithii and Escherichia coli","authors":"M. Million, E. Angelakis, M. Maraninchi, M. Henry, R. Giorgi, R. Valero, B. Vialettes, D. Raoult","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01557-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-024-01557-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01557-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}