Disability and emotional symptoms in women with lipedema: A comparison with overweight/obese women.

Background: Lipedema is characterized by the painful abnormal deposition of adipose tissue in the lower limbs and is often misdiagnosed as obesity. Considering the numerous bothersome physical symptoms of lipedema, women with lipedema may have greater disability and emotional problems than women with lifestyle-induced obesity.

Objectives: Our study aims to assess disability, anxiety and depression symptoms in women with lipedema compared to women with overweight/obesity.

The Benefits of Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat (LCHF) Diet on Body Composition, Leg Volume, and Pain in Women with Lipedema.

This study aimed to assess the potential benefits of a low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet on body composition, leg volume, and pain reduction in women with lipedema compared to overweight or women with obesity. The study included 113 female participants, 56 with lipedema and 57 with overweight/obesity (BMI >25 kg/m) without lipedema. All subjects were prescribed a low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet with anti-inflammatory properties to adhere to for a duration of 7 months.

Impact of disability in patients with diabetes on the declared quality of life.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. The complications caused by this disease in many cases lead to a deterioration of the quality of life of patients. An additional factor that negatively affects the quality of life of respondents is disability, which in many cases is diagnosed due to diabetes.