Obesity’s Weight Gain Message Starts in Gut

Gut microbes cause obesity by sending messages via the vagus nerve to pack on pounds, new research in rodents suggests.

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Genetic Studies of Body Mass Index Yield New Insights for Obesity Biology

This study, published in 2015, examines the genetic and biological nature of obesity. The study suggests that total genomic variation accounts for about 20% of variance in BMI.

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Global Burden of Cancer Attributable to High Body-mass Index in 2012: a Population-based Study

This study found that in 2012, about 3.6% of cancer cases in adults worldwide were attributable to high BMI. These findings suggest that by reducing obesity rates, we can also reduce the cancer burden.

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Diagnostic Performance of Body Mass Index to Identify Obesity as Defined by Body Adiposity in Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

This meta-analysis found that BMI failed to properly categorize children and adolescents with excess body fat over 25%of the time.

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