The goal of obesity management is to improve health. Sustained weight loss of more than
10% overall bodyweight improves many of the complications associated with obesity (eg …

Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity rates in the USA have reached pandemic levels with
one third of the population with obesity in 2015–2016 (39.8% of adults and 18.5% of youth) …

Severe obesity among youth is an “epidemic within an epidemic” and portends a shortened
life expectancy for today's children compared with those of their parents' generation. Severe …

The prevalence of obesity is similar for men (32.2%) and women (35.5%). It has been
assumed that lifestyle weight loss interventions have been developed and tested in …

Race/ethnic and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in obesity are substantial and may
widen in the future. We review nine potential mechanisms that recent research has used to …

Severe obesity affects the health and well-being of millions of children and adolescents in
the United States and is widely considered to be an “epidemic within an epidemic” that …

Objectives: Medicaid and Uninsured populations are a significant focus of current healthcare
reform. We hypothesized that outcomes following major surgical operations in the United …

Obesity is a chronic disease and a significant public health threat predicated on complex
genetic, psychological, and environmental factors. Although a chronic disease, obesity also …

Obesity is a growing public health crisis in the United States and is associated with a
substantial disease burden due to an increased risk for multiple complications, including …

It has been suggested that the weight loss seen in individuals who receive Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass surgery may be due, at least in part, to changes in patient food selection, and …