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Caroline M. Apovian, MD

Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Verified email at partners.org
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[HTML][HTML] Obesity in older adults: technical review and position statement of the American Society for Nutrition and NAASO, The Obesity Society

DT Villareal, CM Apovian, RF Kushner… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Obesity causes serious medical complications and impairs quality of life. Moreover, in older
persons, obesity can exacerbate the age-related decline in physical function and lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review

A Berghöfer, T Pischon, T Reinhold, CM Apovian… - BMC public health, 2008 - Springer
Background Obesity has been recognised as an important contributing factor in the
development of various diseases, but comparative data on this condition are limited. We …

[PDF][PDF] Obesity: definition, comorbidities, causes, and burden

CM Apovian - Am J Manag Care, 2016 - ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com
Body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher is used to identify individuals with obesity. In the last
3 decades, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has increased 27.5% for adults and 47.1 …

2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association …

MD Jensen, DH Ryan, CM Apovian, JD Ard… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Preamble and Transition to ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk the goals
of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American heart Association (AhA) are …

Pharmacological management of obesity: an endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

CM Apovian, LJ Aronne, DH Bessesen… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To formulate clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacological management of
obesity. Participants: An Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of experts, a …

Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association

JP Bantle, J Wylie-Rosett, AL Albright… - Diabetes …, 2008 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the
American Diabetes Association Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a …

[HTML][HTML] Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity

F Rubino, RM Puhl, DE Cummings, RH Eckel… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
People with obesity commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma. They are
often subject to discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare …

[PDF][PDF] Metformin enhances autophagy and normalizes mitochondrial function to alleviate aging-associated inflammation

LP Bharath, M Agrawal, G McCambridge, DA Nicholas… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Age is a non-modifiable risk factor for the inflammation that underlies age-associated
diseases; thus, anti-inflammaging drugs hold promise for increasing health span. Cytokine …

A randomized, phase 3 trial of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR on weight and obesity‐related risk factors (COR‐II)

CM Apovian, L Aronne, D Rubino, C Still, H Wyatt… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To examine the effects of naltrexone/bupropion (NB) combination therapy on
weight and weight‐related risk factors in overweight and obese participants. Design and …

Adipose macrophage infiltration is associated with insulin resistance and vascular endothelial dysfunction in obese subjects

CM Apovian, S Bigornia, M Mott… - … , and vascular biology, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Experimental studies suggest that adipose inflammation is etiologically linked to
obesity-induced systemic disease. Our goal was to characterize the state of inflammation in …