Genetic predisposition to obesity presents a paradox: how do genetic variants with a
detrimental impact on human health persist through evolutionary time? Numerous …

We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to
the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and …

The obesity epidemic shows no signs of abatement. Genetics and overnutrition together with
a dramatic decline in physical activity are the alleged main causes for this pandemic. While …

Assortative mating refers to the tendency of two partners' characteristics to be matched in a
systematic manner, usually in the form of similarity. Mating with a similar partner has …

This paper discusses the critical period of adolescence and its potential role in the
development and persistence of obesity. The adolescent years are characteristic of changes …

Background Previous research has demonstrated health benefits of marriage and the
potential for worse outcomes during widowhood in some populations. However, few studies …

We construct a marriage market model of matching along multiple dimensions, some of
which are unobservable, in which individual preferences can be summarized by a one …

The prevalence of obesity in modern societies has two major contributory factors—an
environmental change that has happened in historical times and a genetic predisposition …

Распространенность ожирения и ассоциированных с ним заболеваний, в том числе СД
2 типа, достигли масштабов глобальной эпидемии. Несмотря на то, что питание и …

Obesity is a topic on which many views are strongly held in the absence of scientific
evidence to support those views, and some views are strongly held despite evidence to …