The Gut Microbiota
Obesity is an emerging global epidemic with profound challenges to world health care economies and societies. Traditional approaches to fighting obesity have not shown promise in promoting a decline in…
Obesity Epidemiology Worldwide
Obesity continues to be a public health concern across the globe. Obesity has a demonstrated association with health behaviors and health outcomes, such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Over the…
Physiologic and Neural Controls of Eating
Multiple physiologic and neural systems contribute to the controls over what and how much we eat. These systems include signaling involved in the detection and signaling of nutrient availability, signals…
Obesity and Gastroenterology
Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS, Editor Linda A. Lee, MD, Editor Overweight and obesity have emerged as major threats to public health all over the world. The 2013 Burden of Disease…
Basic Definitions and Concepts: Organization of the Gut Microbiome
New claims are frequently made for a role for the microbiome in a disease or disorder previously considered remote from the gut. The microbiome has been linked to such seemingly…
