Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is a heterogeneous condition, yet sex/gender is rarely
considered in the prevention or clinical care of this disease. This review examined and …

An increase in fat mass is considered to be an important risk factor for the worldwide
increase in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, for a given fat mass, there …

Background Evidence from observational studies and clinical trials suggests that the gut
microbiota is associated with cancer. However, the causal association between gut …

BACKGROUND: After a dramatic increase in prevalence over several decades, obesity has
become a major public health crisis in the United States. Research to date has consistently …

Background Although the national obesity epidemic has been well documented, less is
known about obesity at the US state level. Current estimates are based on body measures …

Objective To examine the trends in obesity and adiposity measures, including body mass
index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, and lean mass, by race or ethnicity among …

The global prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 40 years, from
less than 1% in 1975, to 6–8% in 2016, among girls and boys, and from 3% to 11% among …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are complicated metabolic diseases that affect multiple
organs and are characterized by hyperglycaemia. Currently, stable and effective treatments …

Contemporary information on the fraction of cancers that potentially could be prevented is
useful for priority setting in cancer prevention and control. Herein, the authors estimate the …

Background Relative prices of healthy/unhealthy foods have been implicated in the obesity
epidemic, but never extensively quantified across countries or empirically linked to …