Health and wellness have become a cultural focus in Western countries, with weight-
management highlighted as imperative for wellbeing. This focus is clearly represented on …

Current guidelines recommend that" overweight" and" obese" individuals lose weight
through engaging in lifestyle modification involving diet, exercise and other behavior …

Importance Prior studies have demonstrated lower all-cause mortality in individuals who are
overweight compared with those with normal body mass index (BMI), but whether this may …

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with stroke incidence and mortality.
Distribution of stroke risk factors is changing worldwide; evidence on these trends is crucial …

Background There is limited evidence for successful weight gain prevention interventions
targeting young adults. Developing effective interventions necessitates a theoretical model …

Rationale Examining interactions between numerous interlocking social identities and the
systems of oppression and privilege that shape them is central to health inequalities …

No research exists on how body mass index (BMI) changes with age over the full life span
and social disparities therein. This study aims to fill the gap using an innovative life-course …

Importance Information on the probability of weight loss among US adults with overweight or
obesity is limited. Objective To assess the probability of 5% or greater weight loss, 10% or …

In this paper, we briefly review theories and findings on migration and health from the health
equity perspective, and then analyse migration-related health inequalities taking into …

Background Tackling childhood obesity is one of the major contemporary public health
policy challenges and vital in terms of addressing socioeconomic health inequalities. We …