Interaction analysis of and genes with obesity and related metabolic disorders in an admixed Latin American population: a possible risk increases of body weight excess.

Background: Fat Mass and Obesity-related has been one of the genes consistently related to common obesity. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in have been linked with the gene.

Aim: This study was designed by testing the hypothesis that: i) common SNPs in and are associated with obesity and related disorders; ii) there is significant linkage disequilibrium between both genes.

Lung function, COPD and Alternative Healthy Eating Index in US adults.

Background: There is a large burden of COPD in the US. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between diet quality with lung function, spirometric restriction and spirometrically defined COPD in a nationally representative sample of US adults.

Methods: Adults (19-70 years of age) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012 cycles were included (n=10 428).

Household Food Insecurity, Lung Function, and COPD in US Adults.

Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests that optimal diet quality helps to improve preservation of lung function and to reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, but no study has investigated the association of food insecurity (FI) and lung health in the general population. Using data from a representative sample of US adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2012 cycles, we investigated the association between FI with lung function and spirometrically defined COPD in 12,469 individuals aged ≥ 18 years of age. FI (high vs.

Changes in diet quality over 10 years of nutrition transition in Colombia: analysis of the 2005 and 2015 nationally representative cross-sectional surveys.

Objectives: To describe the changes in diet quality in Colombians using nationally representative samples from the 2005 and 2015 nutrition surveys.

Methods: Repeated cross-sectional analyses of the National Nutrition Surveys from 2005 and 2015. Children (4-17 y.

Frequency of common polymorphisms in ( ) gene in adults with high serum triglycerides from Colombian Caribbean Coast.

Background: Caveolin 1 gene () has been associated with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and hypertension in humans. Also, it has been related to high serum triglycerides in rodents, however there is little evidence of this relation in humans.

Aim: To describe frequencies of common variations in in adults with high serum triglycerides.

Analysis of Health Indicators in Two Rural Communities on the Colombian Caribbean Coast: Poor Water Supply and Education Level Are Associated with Water-Related Diseases.

Water-related diseases are closely linked with drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators, socioeconomic status, education level, or dwelling's conditions. Developing countries exhibit a particular vulnerability to these diseases, especially rural areas and urban slums. This study assessed socioeconomic features, WASH indicators, and water-related diseases in two rural areas of the Colombian Caribbean coast.