Obesity is a major global health problem and predisposes individuals to several
comorbidities that can affect life expectancy. Interventions based on lifestyle modification (for …

Dieting is the most common approach to losing weight for the majority of obese and
overweight individuals. Restricting intake leads to weight loss in the short term, but, by itself …

Although weight loss can usually be achieved by restricting food intake, the majority of
dieters regain weight over the long-term. In the hypothalamus, hormonal signals from the …

The intent of this paper is to address the obesity epidemic, which is a term used to describe
the sudden and rapid increase in obesity rates that began in the 1980s and continues …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …

Epidemiological studies in humans suggest that maternal undernutrition, obesity and
diabetes during gestation and lactation can all produce obesity in offspring. Animal models …

Objective: Weight stigma (social devaluation because of weight) and weight bias
internalization (self-stigma due to weight) have been independently implicated in …

Obesity is a world‐wide pandemic and its incidence is on the rise along with associated
comorbidities. Currently, there are few effective therapies to combat obesity. The use of …

The epidemic of obesity is developing faster than the scientific understanding of an efficient
way to overcome it, as reflected by the low success rate of short-and long-term weight loss …

Objective Obesity represents a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes
mellitus, atherosclerosis and certain cancer entities. Treatment of obesity is hindered by the …