Juniper Publishers-Journal of Diabetes Obesity Journal

CURRENT RESEARCH IN DIABETES & OBESITY JOURNAL JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Francisco J Sánchez Muniz Abstract The existence of biological clocks has been demonstrated in all living beings. Such clocks control the physio-metabolic activities of cells, organs and systems to warrantee efficacy in the process to obtain energy and metabolize nutrients under a homeostatic point of view. These ordered activities are known as circadian rhythms, occurring approximately every 24h, and depend on the activity of groups of neurons (oscillators) negatively interrelated. The oscillatory activity is related to gene expressions that implicate rhythms in the mRNA and protein production. However, alterations in such synchronism is frequently found because of many of human activities are performed in "unexpected” environmental conditions. Thus, light intensity and environmental temperature are normally rather constant; in addition light/darkness cycles are

CURRENT RESEARCH IN DIABETES & OBESITY JOURNAL JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Ari Mwachofi Abstract Obesity increases the burden of disease, decreases the quality of life and life expectancy, and contributes over $200 billion annually to US health expenditures. Although there are three distinct obesity classes, most studies lump them together and examine obesity as one condition. Analysis of health effects of the three obesity classes could provide leads to more targeted and insightful interventions. Objectives: The study questions are: Are there health differences in self-assessed health across the three obesity classes? Are there differences in prevalence of diagnosed chronic health conditions in these obesity classes? Method: We address the study questions through analysis of data from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).We define six body-weight groups: