Making progress on the global crisis of obesity and weight management

BMJ. 2018 Jun 13:361:k2538. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2538.

Abstract

Food and obesity are undoubtedly linked but the relation is complex. Michael Lean and colleagues discuss what we know, and what we don’t know, about weight management

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Appetite / physiology
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cost of Illness*
  • Diet / methods
  • Energy Metabolism / physiology
  • Epigenomics
  • Exercise / physiology
  • Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Microbiota / physiology*
  • Obesity / epidemiology*
  • Obesity / genetics
  • Prevalence
  • Weight Loss / physiology