Obesity in the new millennium

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 404; no. 6778; pp. 632 - 634
• Main Author: Friedman, J. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 06.04.2000
• Subjects: Body weight; Cardiovascular diseases; Environment; Genes; Hormones; Humans; Hypertension; Leptin - physiology; Life Expectancy; Molecular biology; Obesity; Obesity - etiology; Public health

Obesity has increased at an alarming rate in recent years and is now a worldwide public health problem. In addition to suffering poor health and an increased risk of illnesses such as hypertension and heart disease, obese people are often stigmatized socially. But major advances have now been made i...