ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2014
The Obesity Epidemic: The United States as a Cautionary Tale for the Rest of the World.
Article in Current epidemiology reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Oral vitamin D supplementation for adults with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Hypovitaminosis D in bariatric surgery: A systematic review of observational studies.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2016Pooled it
- Pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila MucNature medicine · 2026Trial
- A Potential Tool for Clinicians; Evaluating a Computer-Led Dietary Assessment Method in Overweight and Obese Women during Weight Loss.Nutrients · 2017Trial
- Investigating the Incremental Cost and Utilization Burden of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight to Severely Obese Patients.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
- Consistent Support Group Attendance Is Vital for Sustained Total Body Weight Loss in a Community Gastroenterology Clinic.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
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- Alcohol Use Disorder Following Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Review
- Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Projections to the Nucleus Accumbens Enhance the Reward Value of Food Consumption and Do Not Induce Feeding or REM Sleep.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025Article
- Low prevalence of CWH43 variants among Finnish and Norwegian idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients: a cohort-based observational study.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2025Observational
- Implementing a Virtual, Collaborative Care Weight Management Program in Rural Primary Care: Pilot Results and Insights.Telemedicine reports · 2025Article
- Melanin concentrating hormone projections to the nucleus accumbens enhance the reward value of food consumption and do not induce feeding or REM sleep.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Medications and conditions associated with weight loss in patients prescribed semaglutide based on real-world data.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
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- Effects of Obesity on Medial Tibiofemoral Cartilage Mechanics in Females-An Exploration Using Musculoskeletal Simulation and Probabilistic Cartilage Failure Modelling.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Anti-Inflammatory and Therapeutic Effects of a Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Inflammation in a Male C57BL/6J Mouse Model of Obesity-Induced NAFLD/MAFLD.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Article
- Quality evaluation of metabolic and bariatric surgical guidelines.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- Activation of basal forebrain-to-lateral habenula circuitry drives reflexive aversion and suppresses feeding behavior.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- No association between body composition and walking outcomes in multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2022Article
- Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Mississippi, 2000-2018.Preventing chronic disease · 2022Article
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Abstract
Obesity is a global epidemic and its prevalence continues to increase in many developed and developing countries. This brief review provides an update on the prevalence of obesity in the United States (US) and globally, reviews the underlying mechanism of several comorbidities associated with obesity, and discusses the economic burden of obesity. Although the overall prevalence of obesity in the US is not increasing, racial and ethnic minorities continue to struggle with rising obesity rates. Globally, the largest increases are being observed in developing continues. Given the comorbidities associated with obesity and its immense economic burden, nearly every country will soon struggle with the financial and healthcare implications of the epidemic.
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