Obesity

"People think sometimes that, because obesity rates continue to increase, we really shouldn't have this problem with bias and prejudice, that attitudes should be getting better and more tolerant," says Rebecca Puhl, co-author of the study published in the most recent issue of the journal Obesity and director of research at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.

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WebMD asked Rexford S. Ahima, MD, PhD, director of the obesity center at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.

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Obesity is also correlated with lack of sleep, with exposure to certain chemicals (like bisphenol A, used in making plastic bottles), even with the type of bacteria that is found in our intestines.

Beating Obesity 2010

"Obesity is not a problem that is going to respond to a silver bullet or single solution," says William Dietz, director of the CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity.

Obesity a key link to soaring health tab as costs double 2009

Obesity is also correlated with lack of sleep, with exposure to certain chemicals (like bisphenol A, used in making plastic bottles), even with the type of bacteria that is found in our intestines.

Beating Obesity 2010

Obesity is snuffing out the health benefits we saw as we quit smoking.

Robyn O'Brien: Healthy Food: Where Hope Begins Robyn O'Brien 2010

"Obesity is the single biggest reason for the increase in health care costs," says Eric Finkelstein, a health economist with RTI and lead researcher on the new study.

Obesity a key link to soaring health tab as costs double 2009

Obesity is the result of a prolonged small positive energy surplus with fat storage as the result.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Carbs Worse than Fat? 2010

Obesity is also correlated with lack of sleep, with exposure to certain chemicals (like bisphenol A, used in making plastic bottles), even with the type of bacteria that is found in our intestines.

Beating Obesity 2010

Obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation, not overeating and not sedentary behavior.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Carbs Worse than Fat? 2010