Rush hour in Copenhagen, where 62% of the population commute by bicycle to their work or study places each day While genetic influences are important to understanding obesity, they cannot explain the current dramatic increase seen within specific countries or globally. It is accepted that calorie consumption in excess of calorie expenditure leads to obesity; however, what has caused shifts in these two factors on a global scale is much debated.
Social determinants of obesity
Obesity and the environment
Genetics of obesity
Diet and obesity
Diet and cancer
Race and health
Sports nutrition
Classification of obesity