Obesity as a medical problem

By P. Kopelman. Nature, 2000

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Subfields: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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In Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

1. S. Kersten
2. Jay J Cao
3. P. Trayhurn
4. Martin J. Tovee
5. Viren Swami
6. S. O’Rahilly
7. Brian Wansink
8. C. Garofalo

In Physiology

1. P. Trayhurn
2. Jay J Cao
3. S. Kersten
4. Martin J. Tovee
5. Viren Swami
6. S. Farooqi
7. S. O’Rahilly
8. Brian Wansink

In Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

1. Pierre Chandon
2. Brian Wansink
3. P. Trayhurn
4. S. Kersten
5. Jay J Cao
6. Martin J. Tovee
7. Viren Swami
8. S. O’Rahilly

Citations in the corpus

• Male physical attractiveness in Britain and Malaysia: A cross-cultural study (2005, background): “On the basis of epidemiological evidence which suggests that different ethnic populations may have differing levels of risk for negative health consequences with changing BMI (Kopelman, 2000; Shetty & James, 1994; Stevens et al., 1992), the authors suggest that there may be a different optimal BMI f”
• Obesity in older adults: technical review and position statement of the American Society for Nutrition and NAASO, The Obesity Society. (2005, neutral): “Moreover, the prevalence of obesity is also increasing in older populations throughout the world (27).”
• Mechanisms of nutritional and hormonal regulation of lipogenesis (2001, background): “In the past several decades, obesity has become extremely common, with prevalence rates skyrocketing among certain groups and communities (Kopelman, 2000).”
• Cross-Cultural Variation in Mate Preferences for Averageness, Symmetry, Body Size, and Masculinity (2013, background): “5 or > 30 kg/m(2)) can experience a multitude of chronic health problems such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes (Chan, Rimm, Colditz, Stampfer, & Willett, 1994; Kopelman, 2000; Seidenfeld & Rickert, 2001).”
• THE ECONOMIC CAUSES OF OBESITY: A SURVEY (2008, neutral): “Apart from rare obesity-associated gene disorders, such as Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) or Barder–Biedl syndrome (see Kopelman, 2000).”
• Gut Hormone Profiles Following Bariatric Surgery Favor an Anorectic State, Facilitate Weight Loss, and Improve Metabolic Parameters (2006, background): “The complications of obesity, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), are placing growing demand on healthcare resources.(1,2) Existing medical therapeutic strategies to achieve and maintain clinically significant weight loss remain limited.”