Publications by authors named "Sarah Halvick"
Limited literature addresses the association between pollution, stress, and obesity, and knowledge synthesis on the associations between these three topics has yet to be made. Two reviewers independently conducted a systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science Core Collection databases to identify studies dealing with the effects of semi-volatile organic compounds, pesticides, conservatives, and heavy metals on the psychosocial stress response and adiposity in humans, animals, and cells. The quality of papers and risk assessment were evaluated with ToxRTool, BEES-C instrument score, SYRCLE's risk of bias tool, and CAMARADES checklist.
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- A study identified 14 low-frequency genetic variants linked to body mass index (BMI) in a large group of mostly European individuals.
- The research aimed to evaluate how two genetic scores (GS) related to obesity risk, BMI changes before and after lifestyle interventions, and outcomes after bariatric surgery.
- Findings showed that while the risk GS didn't correlate with severe obesity or pre-intervention BMI, BMI-decreasing variants were less common in obese individuals; however, the protective GS led to more significant BMI decreases after bariatric surgery and influenced the likelihood of weight regain.