Relation between Obesity and Ghrelin, Leptin Hormones, Vitamin D and Viruses

Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 8

Abstract

Obesity, also named as New World Syndrome, is emerging as a frequent global health issue with increasing incidence rate and exercise influence over the world. Recent researches have shown that obesity was associated with levels of ghrelin and leptin hormones, vitamin D deficiency, SMAM-1 avian adenovirus, Canine distemper virus (CDV), Rous-associated virus-7 (RAV-7), Borna disease virus (BDV), Adenovirus 5 (AD-5), Adenovirus 36 (AD-36) and lastly, Adenovirus 37 (AD-37). In this study, it was aimed to examine the relation between obesity and levels of ghrelin and leptin hormones, vitamin D deficiency and several viruses.

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Serap Çetinkaya

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Serap Çetinkaya (2017). Relation between Obesity and Ghrelin, Leptin Hormones, Vitamin D and Viruses. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 7(8), 438-441. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-374362