Introduction: Obesity affects nearly 1 in 4 European adults increasing their risk for mortality
and physical and psychological morbidity. Obesity is a chronic relapsing disease …

The aim of this article is to review the research into the main peripheral appetite signals
altered in human obesity, together with their modifications after body weight loss with diet …

Few people now reach old age without taking multiple drugs, often attending various clinics,
and undergoing secondary or tertiary investigations. Most chronic conditions are, to differing …

Background: Age-related losses of lean mass and shifts to central adiposity are related to
functional decline and may predict mortality and/or explain part of the risk of weight loss. To …

Importance Although numerous studies have separately investigated the associations of
changes in weight or waist circumference with mortality risk, few studies have examined the …

Importance The association between weight change and subsequent cause-specific
mortality among older adults is not well described. The significance of changes in waist …

Purpose The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate cancer remains
unclear. However, there is an inverse association between BMI and prostate-specific …

Abstract Background Context Spinal degeneration can occur not only in the bone and disc
but also in muscles. Fatty infiltration (FI) and decreased volume have been described as …

Mobile-Health (mHealth) is the fastest-developing eHealth sector, with over 100 000 health
applications (apps) currently available. Overweight/obesity is a problem of wide public …

Making progress on the global crisis of obesity and weight management Page 1 the bmj | BMJ
2018;361:k2538 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2538 1 Science and PoliticS of nutrition Obesity is an …