For the last three or four decades obesity has been widely considered the major nutritional
disorder in the Western world, and over the past 20 years its incidence has increased …

Obesity is now a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries.
In the UK over 16% men and 17.5% women are obese, an increase of more than 100 …

Obesity and the rising incidence of diabetes (Masso-Gonzalez et al. 2009) continue to hit the
headlines. A third of children and two-thirds of adults in the UK are currently either …

Over a decade ago, the finding of a form of low-grade systemic inflammation
('metaflammation') associated with obesity, insulin resistance and chronic disease proffered …

This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series
is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its …

Obesity is one of the biggest public health problems in the UK. Levels are higher than they
have ever been and they are continuing to rise. SANDRA DRUMMOND lecturer in nutrition …

Information on the prevalence of obesity would have many potential uses. Obviously, it
indicates the state of'body build'in a country or a region at the time of measurement. Ideally …

This viewpoint is written from the dual perspectives of a metabolic biochemist and a nurse
academic who met at the Oxford University Round Table Forum on Obesity in 2008. Forty …

On the 30th anniversary of the European Congress on Obesity it is my true honour to chair
the congress on behalf of the European Association for the Study of Obesity and the …

It is generally agreed that to be obese is a medical and social disadvantage, but there are
very divergent views on what can or should be done about it. Some say obesity is not a …