Understanding the myriad of factors contributing to obesity is essential for curbing its decade-
long expansion. Recently, despite the evidence of traditional contributing factors, the role of …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are compounds that are part of everyday consumer
products and industrial manufacturing processes. EDCs can interfere with the endocrine …

Obesity is now a worldwide pandemic. The usual explanation given for the prevalence of
obesity is that it results from consumption of a calorie dense diet coupled with physical …

Obesity represents an important public health concern because it substantially increases the
risk of multiple chronic diseases and thereby contributing to a decline in both quality of life …

The increasing incidence of obesity is a serious global public health challenge. Although the
obesity epidemic is largely fueled by poor nutrition and lack of exercise, certain chemicals …

In addition to the overconsumption of calorically dense foods and pervasive sedentary
behavior, the global obesity pandemic is also heavily influenced by chronic low-dose …

Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …

Obesity has recently become an epidemic. The rise in the childhood obesity incidence is of
particular concern. High density caloric diets and physical inactivity are the main causes of …

It is widely agreed upon that the burgeoning obesity epidemic occurring throughout the
world is the product of poor nutrition and lack of exercise. However, there has also been …

The recent dramatic rise in obesity rates is an alarming global health trend that consumes an
ever increasing portion of health care budgets in Western countries. The root cause of …