Introduction: Obesity and diabetes are two of the most prevalent health problems and
leading causes of death globally. As research on the intestinal microbiome increases, so …

We completed a systematic search of the epidemiologic literature on built environment and
obesity and identified 63 relevant papers, which were then evaluated for the quality of …

ABSTRACT Background The Mediterranean diet is a well-recognized healthy diet that has
shown to induce positive changes in gut microbiota. Lifestyle changes such as diet along …

Background Obesity and abdominal obesity are associated independently with morbidity
and mortality. Physical activity attenuates these risks. We examined trends in obesity …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity represent two of the biggest global health
challenges of this century and are associated with significant comorbidities and healthcare …

Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what
this trend actually means? Everybody–including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs …

Background Obesity is a major health problem due, in part, to physical inactivity. The amount
of activity needed to prevent weight gain is unknown. Objective To determine the effects of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity (PA) patterns and the hypothesized
psychosocial and environmental determinants of PA in an ethnically diverse sample of …

Food intake and energy expenditure are controlled by complex, redundant, and distributed
neural systems that reflect the fundamental biological importance of adequate nutrient …

Obesity has risen dramatically in the past few decades. However, the relative contribution of
energy intake and energy expenditure to rising obesity is not known. Moreover, the extent to …