The close correspondence between energy intake and expenditure over prolonged time
periods, coupled with an apparent protection of the level of body adiposity in the face of …

Objectives Over the past three decades, twin studies have shown variation in the heritability
of obesity. This study examined the difference of body mass index (BMI) heritability (BMI‐H) …

Epidemiologists aim to identify modifiable causes of disease, this often being a prerequisite
for the application of epidemiological findings in public health programmes, health service …

The notion that landscape features have coevolved over time is well known in the Earth
sciences. Hydrologists have recently called for a more rigorous connection between …

A substantial body of research has explored the relative roles of genetic and environmental
factors on phenotype expression in humans. Recent research has also sought to identify …

Presently, control of body weight is assumed to exist, but there is no consensus framework of
body weight homeostasis. Three different models have been proposed, with a “set point” …

As yet, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not added much to our
understanding of the mechanisms of body weight control and of the etiology of obesity. This …

The increasing prevalence of pediatric obesity around the world has become an area of
scientific interest because of public health concern. Although since early stages of the …

Background: Improved nutrition early in life is associated with better pulmonary function for
patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, nutritional status is poorly correlated with the …

Obesity is a term used to describe the condition of having an elevated body weight, and is
most commonly defined by the construct of body mass index. This chapter considers what is …