The assimilation, storage and use of energy from nutrients constitute a homeostatic system
that is essential for life. In vertebrates, the ability to store sufficient quantities of energy-dense …

Nearly 20 years ago, it was suggested that individuals exist who are not obese on the basis
of height and weight, but who, like people with overt obesity, are hyperinsulinemic, insulin …

Objective: To evaluate baseline risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus. Design: A stepwise selection procedure, adjusting for age and sex, was …

Background The effect of age on optimal body weight is controversial, and few studies have
had adequate numbers of subjects to analyze mortality as a function of body-mass index …

Nutritional Biochemistry takes a scientific approach to nutrition. It covers not just" whats"--
nutritional requirements--but why they are required for human health, by describing their …

Background Obesity before pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of several
adverse outcomes of pregnancy. The risk profiles among lean, normal, or mildly overweight …

The concept of human capital implies that education improves health because it increases
effective agency. We propose that education's positive effects extend beyond jobs and …

Few studies have examined associations between childhood overweight and adult disease.
We examined the relation between BMI measured in childhood and adult all-cause and …

A strong association exists between nutritional status and morbidity and mortality in patients
with end-stage renal disease who are treated with hemodialysis. Described here is the …

OBJECTIVES: This study quantified the impairment of quality of life attributable to body
fatness by using the standardized SF-36 Health Survey. METHODS: Tertiles of waist …