As part of the cultural season of the Environmental Research Center
Assistant lecturer Ahmed Haider Sadiq gave a Lecture entitled (Study of krillin, phesfatin, hepcidin and ferritin for obese women). In his lecture, he explained the definition of obesity, which is a medical disorder in which excessive growth of fat accumulates throughout the body to the point that it may Have a harmful effect on health. Obesity is linked to the development of many diseases such as insulin resistance, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and various types of cancer.
This study was designed to determine the relationship of obesity with ghrelin, visfatin, hepcidin, and ferritin in a sample of women who visit the Al-Kindi Obesity Center.
Eighty obese females aged between (18-65 years) with a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2 participated in this study, half of whom were diagnosed with high blood pressure, and the other half were healthy (do not suffer from a medical condition), and forty Female as control group (healthy people).
