The current epidemic of obesity is caused largely by an environment that promotes excessive
food intake and discourages physical activity. Although humans have evolved excellent …

The obesity epidemic shows no signs of abating. There is an urgent need to push back against
the environmental forces that are producing gradual weight gain in the population. Using …

Background Despite the popularity of the low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat (Atkins) diet,
no randomized, controlled trials have evaluated its efficacy. Methods We conducted a one-…

We have tested a simple and reliable measure of visuospatial ability in Alzheimer patients
— the Clock Drawing Test. To determine the usefulness of this measure, we asked 67 …

▪ Abstract Obesity is now recognized as a serious chronic disease, but there is pessimism
about how successful treatment can be. A general perception is that almost no one succeeds …

OBJECTIVE Overweight and obese individuals are encouraged to lose 5–10% of their body
weight to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but data supporting this …

This article describes the interplay among energy intake, energy expenditure, and body
energy stores and illustrates how an understanding of energy balance can help us develop …

The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) is, to the best of our knowledge, the largest
study of individuals successful at long-term maintenance of weight loss. Despite extensive …

… Van Fossen, James Phillip Bacon, Charles Arthur Bush, Mary Elizabeth Fontana, Albert
Joseph Kolibash, Jr., Raymond Daniel Magorien, Jr., Mary Jo Rumancik; Minneapolis Heart …

Dietary and physical activity behaviors that affect health are influenced by a wide variety of
forces; changes in these behaviors require interventions and commitment to action at multiple …