Body Fat and Adiponectin
There is a whole team of dog lovers behind Dog Cancer Vet and DogCancerBlog.com, and we’re here to help, because we understand what it’s like to deal with dog cancer. We work for Maui Media, the book publisher which includes paperback and digital copies of the best-selling animal health book Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality and Longevity. This must-read book is available everywhere books are sold in paperback, and digital formats (iPad, Kindle, Nook). It is authored by our veterinarian bloggers Dr. Demian Dressler, and Dr. Susan Ettinger, DVM, ACVIM (Oncology).
Updated: October 1st, 2018
There were many studies, articles and books Dr. Dressler and Dr. Ettinger used when writing The Dog Cancer Survival Guide. Here is a list of the most important references about body fat and adiponectin.
Adiponectin and cancer: a systematic review. Kelesidis I, Kelesidis T, Mantzoros CS. Br J Cancer. 2006 May 8;94(9):1221-5. Review.
Adiponectin in relation to malignancies: a review of existing basic research and clinical evidence. Barb D, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep;86(3):s858-66. Review.
Adiponectin: a link between obesity and cancer. Barb D, Pazaitou-Panayiotou K, Mantzoros CS. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2006 Aug;15(8):917-31. Review.
Reducing the weight of cancer: mechanistic targets for breaking the obesity-carcinogenesis link. Hursting SD, et al. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Aug;22(4):659-69. Review.
Prevalence of obese dogs in a population of dogs with cancer. Weeth LP, et al. Am J Vet Res. 2007 Apr;68(4):389-98.
Body conformation, diet, and risk of breast cancer in pet dogs: a case-control study. Sonnenschein EG, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 1991 Apr 1;133(7):694-703.
Relation between habitual diet and canine mammary tumors in a case-control study. Pérez Alenza D, et al. J Vet Intern Med. 1998 May-Jun;12(3):132-9.
Epidemiologic study of insecticide exposures, obesity, and risk of bladder cancer in household dogs. Glickman LT, et al. J Toxicol Environ Health. 1989;28(4):407-14.
There is a whole team of dog lovers behind Dog Cancer Vet and DogCancerBlog.com, and we’re here to help, because we understand what it’s like to deal with dog cancer. We work for Maui Media, the book publisher which includes paperback and digital copies of the best-selling animal health book Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality and Longevity. This must-read book is available everywhere books are sold in paperback, and digital formats (iPad, Kindle, Nook). It is authored by our veterinarian bloggers Dr. Demian Dressler, and Dr. Susan Ettinger, DVM, ACVIM (Oncology).