Objective: The objective of this study was to present a systematic review of psychological
and psychosocial predictors of weight loss and mental health after bariatric surgery. This …

“Food addiction” has become a focus of interest for researchers attempting to explain certain
processes and/or behaviors that may contribute to the development of obesity. Although the …

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a range of cognitive
deficits and social cognition impairments, which might be interpreted in the context of fronto-striatal …

To identify common variants influencing body mass index (BMI), we analyzed genome-wide
association data from 16,876 individuals of European descent. After previously reported …

Obesity is a heritable trait and a risk factor for many common diseases such as type 2 diabetes,
heart disease, and hypertension. We used a dense whole-genome scan of DNA samples …

Characterized primarily by a low body-mass index, anorexia nervosa is a complex and
serious illness 1 , affecting 0.9–4% of women and 0.3% of men 2 , 3 – 4 , with twin-based …

Approaches exploiting trait distribution extremes may be used to identify loci associated
with common traits, but it is unknown whether these loci are generalizable to the broader …

We recently described an association between risk of type 2diabetes and variants in the
transcription factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2; formerly TCF4), with a population attributable risk (…

The melanocortin-4 receptor gene (MC4-R) has been implicated in weight regulation. Recently,
two independent groups reported frameshift mutations associated with a dominant form …

OBJECTIVE: To compare rates of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders between (1) a clinical study
group of extremely obese adolescents and young adults,(2) gender-matched population-…