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Adolescents who are obese are at increased risk of continued obesity as adults. In that the prevalence of obesity, which is associated with a range of health concerns, has increased in recent years, a team from University of North Carolina (North Carolina, USA), and colleagues studied the incidence and risk of severe obesity in adulthood …
Persistent exposure to light at night may lead to weight gain, regardless of physical activity changes or eating more food. Observing that the body’s bioclock regulates energy production and metabolism, and that this bioclock is synchronized by light information, Ohio State University (Ohio, USA) researchers submit that the global increase in the prevalence of obesity …
Large-scale UK study finds that those with a genetic predisposition to obesity can reduce this risk by an average of 40% by increasing their physical activity. Populations as a whole can benefit from a physically active lifestyle, and those individuals with a genetic predisposition to obesity can benefit even more. Ruth J. F. Loos, from …
In just 15 years, Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) lost to U.S. adults due to morbidity and mortality from obesity have more than doubled, as the prevalence of obesity has increased 89.9%. A study by Haomiao Jia from Columbia University (New York, USA), and Erica I. Lubetkin from The City College of New York (New York, …