Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, and other adiposity
traits have identified more than 300 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Although …

Obesity and diabetes have both been associated with an increased risk of cancer. In the
face of increasing obesity and diabetes rates worldwide, this is a worrying trend for cancer …

Objective To evaluate the strength and validity of the evidence for the association between
adiposity and risk of developing or dying from cancer. Design Umbrella review of systematic …

Background: Adiposity traits have been associated with risk of many cancers in
observational studies, but whether these associations are causal is unclear. Mendelian …

Adipocyte mobilization of fatty acids (lipolysis) is instrumental for energy expenditure.
Lipolysis displays both spontaneous (basal) and hormone-stimulated activity. It is unknown if …

Importance Genome-wide association studies have identified genetic loci influencing
obesity risk in children. However, the importance of these loci in the associations with weight …

Obesity is a complex and heterogeneous condition that leads to various metabolic
complications, including type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, for some, treatment options to date …

Background Observational studies have shown that body mass index (BMI) is positively
associated with asthma. However, observational data are prone to confounding and reverse …

Objectives: There is no consensus on whether cognitive control over food intake (that is,
restrained eating) is helpful, merely ineffective or actually harmful in weight management …

This is the annual review of the exercise genomics literature in which we report on the
highest quality papers published in 2014. We identified a number of noteworthy papers …