"We're approaching obesity from many points of view, " says Kari Stefansson , chief executive of DeCode.
Although genetics plays a part, obesity is a major reason people develop type 2 diabetes.
Doctors fear that a rising tide of obesity will pose dire health consequences for the nation.
Yet, 60% of us are overweight and half of that number is clinical obesity.
But there is reason to doubt that Sanofi's success with Acomplia will come from obesity alone.
They looked at obesity rates and food words to create lists of low and high-obesity words.
Reformulated food is in any case not the only answer to Britain's obesity woes.
And yet try as we might, educating people about obesity is having little impact.
More worrying, he says, is that rising obesity will lead to higher levels of disability.
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Shares of other obesity-drug makers also surged in after-hours trading following the panel's backing.
Scientific publications on genes linked to obesity and other ailments continued to juice the stock price.
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"Deprivation in childhood seems to have quite a strong influence on obesity in adulthood, " he said.
He said they will soon have more deaths from obesity in NYC than from smoking.
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Reduced exercise and obesity may result from asthma even in the period before diagnosis.
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The researchers believe obesity may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by affecting insulin levels.
Activist researchers claim BPA causes obesity because it can be used in fast food packaging.
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And from about 15 to 20 percent of cancer deaths are attributable to obesity.
The team said that the mutations were linked to a "strong predisposition" to obesity.
For cosmetic or social reasons, women are more likely to seek obesity treatment than men.
"The excitement of the last four years in obesity research can't be exaggerated, " says Professor O'Rahilly.
Last week, an NHS dietician said children as young as two were being treated for obesity.
Mississippi is one of several states and cities to show decreases in childhood obesity.
The Institute of Medicine has found strong evidence that TV watching is associated with child obesity.
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China, of course, has more people, and its obesity rate is far lower than America's.
Failures of government aside, the private sector hasn't done much better in abating obesity.
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U.S. obesity rates have long been cause for concern, especially as the healthcare costs skyrocket.
But the economics of obesity are not too rosy, either, according to the Rand study.
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