History, Definitions, and Prevalence
Obesity Has Always Been with Us: An Historical Introduction; George A. Bray
Measurement of Total Adiposity, Regional Fat Depots, and Ectopic Fat; Steven B. Heymsfield, Houchun Harry Hu, ZiMian Wang, Wei Shen, and Ye Jin
Anthropometric Indicators in Relation to the Gold Standards; Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Worldwide Prevalence of Obesity in Adults; Jacob C. Seidell
Prevalence and Consequences of Pediatric Obesity; Nazrat M. Mirza and Jack A. Yanovski
Obesity in Older Adults in the United States; Tala H.I. Fakhouri, Brian K. Kit, Margaret D. Carroll, Katherine M. Flegal, and Cynthia L. Ogden
Gender, Ethnic, and Geographic Variation in Adiposity; Timothy Olds and Carol Maher
Biological Determinants of Obesity
Genetic Component to Obesity: Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology; Louis Perusse, Treva K. Rice, and Claude Bouchard
Genes and the Predisposition to Obesity; Marcel den Hoed and Ruth J. F. Loos
Epigenetic Mechanisms in Obesity; Robert A. Waterland
Fetal and Early Postnatal Life Determinants of Adiposity; Felicia M. Low, Peter D. Gluckman, and Mark A. Hanson
Animal Models of Obesity: Perspectives on Evolution of Strategies for Their Development and Analysis of Their Phenotypes; Heike Munzberg, Tara M. Henagan, and Thomas W. Gettys
Animal Models of Obesity: Nonhuman Primates; Barbara C. Hansen
CNS Regulation of Energy Balance; Hans-Rudolf Berthoud and Barry E. Levin
Gastrointestinal Regulation of Energy Balance; Timo D. Muller, Kristy Heppner, Chun-Xia Yi, Paul T. Pfluger, and Matthias H. Tschoep
Gut Microbiome and Obesity; Patrice D. Cani
Sympathetic Nervous System and Endocrine Determinants of Energy Balance; Hamid R. Farshchi and Ian A. Macdonald
Insulin Resistance and Obesity; Charmaine S. Tam, Morvarid Kabir, Richard N. Bergman, and Eric Ravussin
White and Brown Adipose Tissue Development; Meghan E. McDonald and Stephen R. Farmer
Adipose Tissue Metabolism, Adipokines, and Obesity; Dominique Langin and Max Lafontan
Visceral Adipose Tissue and Ectopic Fat Deposition; Amalia Gastaldelli
Skeletal Muscle Metabolism and Obesity; Jeffrey J. Brault, G. Lynis Dohm, and Joseph A. Houmard
Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Aspects of Obesity and Weight Loss; Mary-Ellen Harper, Robert Dent, and Ruth McPherson
Resting Metabolic Rate, Thermic Effect of Food, and Obesity; Yves Schutz and Abdul G. Dulloo
Energy Cost of Exercise, Postexercise Metabolic Rates, and Obesity; Einat Shalev-Goldman, Trevor O'Neill, and Robert Ross
Energy Partitioning, Substrate Oxidation Rates, and Obesity; Angelo Tremblay, Yves Deshaies, and Katherine Cianflone
Viral Infections and Adiposity; Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Emily J. Dhurandhar, and Richard L. Atkinson
Behavioral Determinants of Obesity
Obesity: Influence of the Food Environment on Ingestive Behaviors; Richard D. Mattes and Sze Yen Tan
Obesity and Related Eating Disorders; Brooke A. Bailer, Lauren E. Bradley, and Kelly C. Allison
Tobacco Use, Smoking Cessation, and Obesity; Carole Clair, Semira Gonseth, Jacques Cornuz, and Ivan Berlin
Breastfeeding and Later Obesity; Nancy F. Butte
Beverages and Obesity: Biology, History, Trends; Barry M. Popkin and Frank B. Hu
Sedentary Time and Obesity; Neville Owen and Marc Hamilton
Occupational Work and Obesity; Nicholas D. Gilson and Catrine Tudor-Locke
Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Obesity; Thrudur Gunnarsdottir, Renee J. Rogers, John M. Jakicic, and James O. Hill
Sustained Short Sleep and Risk of Obesity: Evidence in Children and Adults; Michelle A. Miller, George Smith, Andrew O'Keeffe, and Francesco P. Cappuccio
Environmental, Social, and Cultural Determinants of Obesity
Role of Agriculture and the Food Industry in America's Obesity; James E. Tillotson
Transportation Policies and Obesity; David R. Bassett Jr.
Urban Environment, Building Design, and Obesity; Reid Ewing and Gail Meakins
Social and Economic Determinants of Obesity; Lindsay McLaren
Influence of Culture on Obesity; Alison Tovar and Aviva Must
Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity; Rebecca M. Puhl, Kelly D. Brownell, and Jenny A. DePierre Environmental Chemicals and Obesity; Amanda S. Janesick, Thaddeus T. Schug, Jerrold J. Heindel, and Bruce Blumberg
Economic Costs of Obesity; Ping Zhang, Sundar S. Shrestha, and Rui Li
Consequences of Obesity
Obesity and Mortality Rates; Gary Whitlock and Rachel R. Huxley
Obesity and Heart Disease; Peter W.F. Wilson
Obesity and Hypertension; Raj S. Padwal and Arya M. Sharma
Obesity and Lipoprotein Metabolism; Sally Chiu and Ronald M. Krauss
Obesity and Type Diabetes; Henna Cederberg and Markku Laakso
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome; Jean-Pierre Despres
Obesity and Cancer: Clinical Epidemiology; Andrew G. Renehan
Inflammatory Causes of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases; Ebru Erbay and Goekhan S. Hotamisligil
Obesity and Gallbladder Disease; Cynthia W. Ko and Sum P. Lee
Obesity and Liver: Cell Death, Compensatory Growth, and Repair of Damage; Giovanni Tarantino
Obesity, Lung Function, and Lung Disease; Nour A. Assad, Jesse H. Alvarado, and Akshay Sood
Obesity, Arthritis, and Gout; Luke Dawson, Anita E. Wluka, Yuanyuan Wang, and Flavia M. Cicuttini
Obesity and Mental Health; Lucy F. Faulconbridge and Anthony Fabricatore
Obesity and Health-Related Quality of Life; Donald A. Williamson and W. Jack Rejeski
Obesity and Pregnancy Outcomes; Raul Artal and Sarah Hopkins
Obesity, an Inactive Lifestyle and Low Fitness: The Most Unhealthy Combination; Paul A. McAuley and Steven N. Blair
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