Epidemiology, etiology, and physiopathology

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. Tschop 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 Gokhan S. Hotamis,ligil 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 Index