Obesity is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by excess body fat. Its prevalence
has increased globally since the 1970s, and the number of obese and overweight people is …

Obesity is among the most common and costly chronic disorders worldwide. Estimates
suggest that in the United States obesity affects one-third of adults, accounts for up to one …

The worldwide prevalence of obesity is increasing at an alarming rate, with major adverse
consequences for human health. This" obesity epidemic" is paralleled by a rapid and …

Obesity is one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st century, already affecting close to
700 million people worldwide, debilitating and shortening lives and costing billions of …

In the clinic, obesity and anorexia constitute prevalent problems whose manifestations are
encountered in virtually every field of medicine. However, as the command centre for …

Health problems resulting from obesity could offset many of the recent health gains achieved
by modern medicine, and obesity may replace tobacco as the number one health risk for …

The recent dramatic rise in obesity rates is an alarming global health trend that consumes an
ever increasing portion of health care budgets in Western countries. The root cause of …

Obesity is one of the major challenges to human health worldwide; however, there are
currently no effective pharmacological interventions for obesity. Recent studies have …

Obesity and obesity-related disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and
cardiovascular disease, are epidemic in Western countries, particularly the United States …

Severe obesity represents a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM). Due to the strong association of obesity and diabetes, the term “diabesity” was …