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“Obesity increases a person's risk for developing chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. It also imposes considerable financial costs at the individual, healthcare system, and national level.”

“Having overweight or obesity increases a person's risk of developing metabolic disorders such as diabetes. Findings from a 2017 review indicate that dietary fiber supplementation reduces body weight and improves metabolism in adults with overweight or obesity.”

“The exercise program elicited only minimal effects in women who were diet sensitive. Interestingly, the diet-sensitive women exhibited risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome, suggesting that diet-sensitive obesity confers a greater risk for cardiometabolic disease.”

“While this study found the association between physical inactivity and increased cancer risk to be independent of obesity, many other studies have found that obesity increases cancer risk as well. There are many lifestyle factors that can modulate cancer risk including diet, obesity, exercise, smoking, and excess alcohol consumption.”

“Approximately 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese and childhood obesity is growing by 50% per decade”

“These changes correlated with markers of inflammation and insulin resistance. Approximately 20 percent of teens living in the United States are obese. Obesity negatively affects multiple organ systems, including the nervous system.”

“A new study has found that older women and those with obesity clear alcohol from their systems 52 percent faster than younger women and those with healthy weights. Researchers analyzed the findings of three studies that investigated alcohol clearance rates in 143 women.”

“While these epigenetic changes occurred in mice, a recent study in humans found that over 500 different genes are changed in sperm DNA from obese men compared to lean men. These studies highlight the important point that obesity in both males and females may affect the health of future offspring.”

“From the article: > "The BDNF gene has previously been linked to obesity, and scientists have been working for several years to understand how changes in this particular gene may predispose people to obesity," said Jack A. Yanovski, M.D., Ph.D. [...] > The BDNF protein plays several roles in the brain and nervous system and, at high levels, the protein can stimulate the feeling of fullness.”

“Many factors influence a child's growth and development, including parenting styles, environmental exposures, socioeconomic status, and maternal health. Maternal obesity, in particular, drives inflammatory, hormonal, and metabolic dysfunction that may adversely affect a developing fetus.”