Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

While modernization has dramatically increased lifespan, it has also witnessed the
increasing prevalence of diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Such …

Objective To measure long‐term changes in resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body
composition in participants of “The Biggest Loser” competition. Methods Body composition …

La obesidad es una enfermedad crónica de origen multifactorial, asociada a
complicaciones de salud potencialmente graves, y con una elevada prevalencia a nivel …

Weight changes are accompanied by imbalances between calorie intake and expenditure.
This fact is often misinterpreted to suggest that obesity is caused by gluttony and sloth and …

During the past 30 yr, investigating the physiology of eating behaviors has generated a truly
vast literature. This is fueled in part by a dramatic increase in obesity and its comorbidities …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to
the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and …

Obesity is a highly heritable disease driven by complex interactions between genetic and
environmental factors. Human genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a …

Metabolic adaptation to weight changes relates to body weight control, obesity and
malnutrition. Adaptive thermogenesis (AT) refers to changes in resting and non-resting …