Bone Health and its Relation to Energy Intake, Fat Mass and its Distribution.

Background And Objectives: Osteoporosis and obesity are two of the most important inter-related diseases worldwide. This study aimed to investigate impact of fat mass and its distribution on bone health in relation to energy intake among sample of Egyptian women.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study included 116 Egyptian women with age range 25-65 years old.

Ghrelin, obestatin and the ghrelin/obestatin ratio as potential mediators for food intake among obese children: a case control study.

Background Ghrelin and obestatin are two gastric hormones encoded by the same preproghrelin gene that convey information concerning nutritional status to the central nervous system. Ghrelin has been considered as an appetite stimulating peptide that has a role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Obestatin has been described for its appetite suppressing effects opposing ghrelin's effect on food intake.

Reliability of Contrast CT and Positron Emission Tomography in Post-Surgical Colorectal Cancer and Its Association with Obesity.

Background: Post-surgical recurrence of cancer colon occurs in one-third of patients within the first two years, so early detection is important. The assessment of the therapeutic response is important to change protocol strategy. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography PET/CT, a valuable tool gives both metabolic and anatomic information for whole-body regions.

Obesity phenotype in relation to gene polymorphism among samples of Egyptian children and their mothers.

Obesity is complex heterogeneous disease controlled by genes, environmental factors, and their interaction. Genetic factors account for 40-90% of the body mass index variations. Body mass index (BMI) of children correlates more closely with maternal than paternal BMI.

Bone Mineral Density in Egyptian Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever.

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) has episodic or subclinical inflammation that may lead to a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD). The objective of this study was to assess BMD in Egyptian children with FMF on genetic basis.

Methods: A cross sectional study included 45 FMF patients and 25 control children of both sexes in the age range between 3-16 years old.