Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Obesity"
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Analysis of MiRNA Expression and Biomarker Potential in Common Diseases: Breast Cancer and Obesity
(2012-05-28)The two greatest health concerns worldwide at present are cancer and obesity; both of which continue to rise in incidence and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Understanding the aetiology and mechanisms of ... -
Changes in anthropometric and metabolic outcomes during and after a milk-based meal replacement programme in bariatric patients
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-14)During this work, I examined a cohort of patients with severe and complicated obesity undergoing a milk-based intensive weight management programme, examining changes in various traits in the short and medium term. Firstly, ... -
The health economics of obesity in Ireland
(2016-05-13)An abundant literature exists linking obesity to a range of health conditions as well as premature mortality (Calle et al., 1999, Larsson et al., 1984, Jagielski et al., 2014, Kearns et al., 2014, Pi-Sunyer, 1999, Reilly ... -
Impact of interventions for obesity on insulin sensitivity using the leptin to adiponectin ratio
(NUI Galway, 2021-11-13)Introduction: Low energy meal replacement regimens can induce short-term weight loss in patients with severe obesity, but usually require specially formulated dietary supplements. Hypocaloric diets are known to induce ... -
Intra-Renal Inflammation in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2013-09-30)Introduction: Unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle, lead to the constellation of obesity, hyperinsulinaemia and hyperlipidaemia that are risk factors for both chronic kidney disease and type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Renal ... -
An investigation into weight mediated conditions as risk factors for the development of autism spectrum disorder in offspring and the application of applied behavior analysis to pre-pregnancy weight behavior
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-03)Obesity (OB) has been identified as one of the greatest health concerns of the present time, due to the universally increasing rates (WHO, 2016). It has been found that a large proportion of the rise of OB is among women ... -
An investigation of the immunometabolic interactions of obesity
(2013-09-04)Human monocytes are classified as classical, intermediate and non-classical according to their surface expression of CD14 and CD16. They also represent precursors to atherogenic foam cells and macrophages in metabolically ... -
The prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance up to 5 years after an index pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes defined using International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria
(2015-09-25)Introduction Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with an increased future risk of type 2 diabetes, but the risk among women diagnosed with the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) ... -
Social marketing: The role of Facebook as a digital technology for social mechanisms and behaviour change in the context of obesity and healthy lifestyles
(NUI Galway, 2022-08-15)Tomorrow’s world is radically different to the one that social marketing was born into over 50 years ago (Taubenheim et al., 2008; Galiano-Coronil and MierTeran-Franco, 2019). Social marketing is propelling forward ... -
A structural and functional characterisation of human term myometrium
(2015-04-27)This thesis encompasses two aims, firstly, to describe the normal anatomy of human term myometrium, as this is not fully characterised in the literature, and secondly, to assess whether this morphology is altered with ...