Obesity is a complex condition that interweaves biological, developmental, environmental,
behavioral, and genetic factors; it is a significant public health problem. The most common …

DNA methylation data have become a valuable source of information for biomarker
development, because, unlike static genetic risk estimates, DNA methylation varies …

Obesity is a significant public health challenge worldwide and is inextricably linked to
adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The relationship between excess adiposity and …

Obesity is a frequent, serious, complex, relapsing, and chronic disease process that
represents a major public health problem. The coining of obesity as an adiposity-based …

COI Disclosures: MIC is an employee at WW International, Inc. and has served as a
consultant for Novo Nordisk (but did not accept personal fees for this work), all outside of the …

Bariatric surgeries are considered the only effective way of weight loss therapy in morbidly
obese patients, ie body mass index≥ 35. However, micronutrient deficiencies and …

We conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of relative intake from the
macronutrients fat, protein, carbohydrates, and sugar in over 235,000 individuals of …

Introduction Obesity is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
cardiometabolic disease (CMD). Many studies have developed cutoff points of …

Background Many patients with acute coronary syndrome have concurrent metabolic risk
factors that affect risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). We aimed to assess …

Introduction/Objective Adolescence is a critical period for the development of obesity.
Obesity arises from a complex interaction between several factors, which are not yet fully …