Background In association with the rapid lengthening of life expectancy and the ever-rising
prevalence of obesity, many studies explored in the elderly the phenomenon usually defined …

Background The global rise in obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has
been linked to modifiable lifestyle factors, including lack of physical activity. However, no …

Diagnostic criteria for complex medical conditions caused by a multitude of both genetic and
environmental factors should be descriptive and avoid any attribution of causality …

Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is a chronic illness and its prevalence is growing
worldwide and numerous factors play a role in the regulation of food intake. The prefrontal …

Weight bias and stigma exist in a variety of realms in our society, and it is sad that it is often
viewed as a socially acceptable form of discrimination. 1–3 For decades, those in the …

Objective Assumptions have linked orange juice (OJ) consumption with weight gain and
adverse effects on health due to its sugar content; however, epidemiologic studies have not …

Studies have examined mortality risk for metabolically healthy obesity, defined as zero or
one metabolic risk factors but not as zero risk factors. Thus, we sought to determine the …

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has initiated bundled payments for hip and
knee total joint replacement in an effort to decrease healthcare costs and increase quality of …

Abstract In 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) decided to recognize obesity as a
disease. One of the main arguments presented in favor of this was broadly 'utilitarian': the …

Narrative ethics taps into an inherent human need to tell our own stories centred on our own
moral values and to have those stories heard and acknowledged. However, not everyone's …