The increasing prevalence of obesity in many countries means that it should now be
considered a pandemic. 1 One estimate from Australia suggests that over the past decade the …

The obesity epidemic and associated chronic diseases are often attributed to modern
lifestyles. The term “lifestyle” however, ignores broader social, economic, and environmental …

Background. The “obesogenicity” of modern environments is fueling the obesity pandemic.
We describe a framework, known as ANGELO (analysis grid for environments linked to …

A well‐resourced, comprehensive, population‐based set of strategiesis needed to attenuate
and eventually reverse the current trendsof increasing obesity prevalence now apparent in …

There has been, and continues to be, widespread international concern about athletes’ use
of banned performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). This concern culminated in the formation …

Obesity seems to be perpetuated by a series of vicious cycles, which, in combination with
increasingly obesogenic environments, accelerate weight gain and represent a major …

… Garry Egger coordinates and Andrew Binns has contributed to a postgraduate Master of
Clinical Science (Lifestyle-Medicine) program through Southern Cross University. Andrew …

The prosperity of a country, commonly measured in terms of its annual per capita Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), has different relationships with population levels of body weight and …

The fight against infectious disease advanced dramatically with the consolidation of the germ
theory in the 19th century. This focus on a predominant cause of infections (ie, microbial …

The search for effective ways of dealing with obesity has centred on biological research and
clinical management. However, obesity needs to be conceptualized more broadly if the …