It is commonly assumed that a person identifying that they are 'overweight'is an important
prerequisite to successful weight management. However, there has been no systematic …

Some reports indicate that the obesity epidemic may be slowing down or halting. We
followed body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in a large adult population in …

Background The worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity is at alarming levels.
Nearly one in three children in Europe is overweight or obese. Disordered eating and body …

Identifying oneself as being overweight may be associated with adverse health outcomes,
yet prospective tests of this possibility are lacking. Over 7 years, we examined associations …

The association between body image and eating behaviors or weight control strategies has
been demonstrated in the scientific literature, but there is a lack of evidence on the …

Physiological mechanisms promote weight gain after famine. Because eating disorders,
obesity, and dieting limit food intake, they are famine-like experiences. The development of …

The Young-HUNT Study is the adolescent part of the Trøndelag Health Study (The HUNT
Study), a populationbased health study inviting all inhabitants, aged 13 years and above, of …

Purpose Given shared risk and maintaining factors between eating disorders and obesity, it
may be important to include both eating disorder intervention and healthy weight …

Summary Parameters of Caurie's [International Journal of Food Science and Technology40
(2005) 283] unimolecular adsorption equation have been used to calculate total bound …

Background Sleep and depression are comorbid problems that contribute to the
development of chronic medical conditions (CMC) over time. Although racial and gender …