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Gain weight and improve health? A recent study suggests obesity-related health risks emerge not from fat volume, but the body's improper storage of it. Read a further discussion of this study here.

Childhood abuse linked to adult obesity in a recent study featured in the L.A. Times. Read the original article here.

Free Metabolic Syndrome Web Focus. Learn more about the emerging epidemic of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of associated conditions that has increased the risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes for nearly 50 million Americans.

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Whey proteins in dairy shown to improve cardiovascular health over a 3-month time frame. Read the article here.

BMI alone is not an indication of dangerous ectopic fat deposits, according to this recent study.

Puhl and Heuer present a comprehensive update on the scientific evidence available on weight bias. Read this important review on the stigma of obesity.

Intrinsic circadian clock acts in adipose tissue. Gómez-Santos et al. demonstrate the presence of peripheral circadian oscillators in human adipose tissue that act independent from the body's central circadian control mechanism. Read the article for FREE to learn more.

Top Articles From 2008

Read these top cited Obesity articles for free!

Short sleep duration and weight gain: A systematic review.

Socioeconomic status and adiposity in childhood: A systematic review of cross-sectional studies 1990-2005.

Endocannabinoid dysregulation in the pancreas and adipose tissue of mice fed with high-fat diet.

Will all Americans become overweight or obese? Estimating the progression and cost of the US obesity epidemic.

Effects of gastric bypass and gastric banding on glucose kinetics and gut hormone release.