This review summarizes current understanding of economic factors during the obesity
epidemic and dispels some widely held, but incorrect, beliefs. Rising obesity rates coincided …

Obesity is an increasingly serious health problem in nearly all Western countries. It
represents an important risk factor for several gastrointestinal diseases, such as …

Objective: To examine the validity and reproducibility of food groups in the semi-quantitative
food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) developed for the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study …

Background Controlling obesity has become one of the highest priorities for public health
practitioners in developed countries. In the absence of safe, effective and widely accessible …

Aim To assess the efficacy and safety of fasiglifam 25 and 50 mg in J apanese patients with
type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by diet and exercise. Methods This phase III, double …

Recent studies suggest that obesity may be “contagious” between individuals in social
networks. Social contagion (influence), however, may not be identifiable using traditional …

Background Calorie posting in chain restaurants has received increasing attention as a
policy lever to reduce energy intake. Little research has assessed consumer understanding …

In 1995, Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD, wrote the editorial for the first School Nutrition Dietary
Assessment (SNDA-I) study (1). She noted that over the past century, school nutrition …

14-year diabetes incidence: The role of socio-economic status Page 1 Article Component of
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-003-X Health Reports 14-year diabetes incidence: The …

AIM: To study the preoperative and postoperative role of upper
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in morbidly obese patients. METHODS: This is a …