Published in J Womens Health (Larchmt) on March 01, 2007
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Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.64
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Reducing obesity: motivating action while not blaming the victim. Milbank Q (2009) 1.20
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Optimal body weight for health and longevity: bridging basic, clinical, and population research. Aging Cell (2014) 1.16
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Obesity but not overweight is associated with increased mortality risk. Eur J Epidemiol (2011) 1.08
Waist versus weight: which matters more for mortality? Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.07
The relationship between body size and mortality in the linked Scottish Health Surveys: cross-sectional surveys with follow-up. Int J Obes (Lond) (2010) 1.05
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Weight-associated deaths in the United States. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2007) 0.94
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The 'obesity paradox': a parsimonious explanation for relations among obesity, mortality rate and aging? Int J Obes (Lond) (2010) 0.91
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Body mass index and risk of colorectal cancer in Chinese Singaporeans: the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Cancer (2011) 0.87
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Body Mass Index, Outcomes, and Mortality Following Cardiac Surgery in Ontario, Canada. J Am Heart Assoc (2015) 0.84
Mortality risk associated with underweight: a census-linked cohort of 31,578 individuals with up to 32 years of follow-up. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.81
Social network characteristics and body mass index in an elderly Korean population. J Prev Med Public Health (2013) 0.80
Body mass index and risk of pancreatic cancer in a Chinese population. PLoS One (2014) 0.79
Assessing the Quality of Mobile Exercise Apps Based on the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines: A Reliable and Valid Scoring Instrument. J Med Internet Res (2017) 0.77
Morbidity, including fatal morbidity, throughout life in men entering adult life as obese. PLoS One (2011) 0.77
Genetic and phenotypic variation in UGT2B17, a testosterone-metabolizing enzyme, is associated with BMI in males. Pharmacogenet Genomics (2015) 0.76
The association of waist circumference with walking difficulty among adults with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis: the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage (2016) 0.75
Comparative effects of the restriction method in two large observational studies of body mass index and mortality among adults. Eur J Clin Invest (2017) 0.75
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet (2008) 35.06
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index. Nat Genet (2010) 23.08
A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer. Nat Genet (2007) 22.96
Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation. Nat Genet (2008) 22.35
Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24. Nat Genet (2007) 21.18
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height. Nature (2010) 20.01
New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet (2010) 17.89
Multiple loci identified in a genome-wide association study of prostate cancer. Nat Genet (2008) 17.65
Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis. Nat Genet (2010) 16.96
Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth. Nat Genet (2008) 16.25
Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity. Nat Genet (2008) 15.94
A common genetic variant is associated with adult and childhood obesity. Science (2006) 14.95
Body-mass index and mortality among 1.46 million white adults. N Engl J Med (2010) 13.34
Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 13.19
Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet. N Engl J Med (2008) 12.41
Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men. N Engl J Med (2011) 12.29
Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women. JAMA (2004) 11.69
Diabetes in Asia: epidemiology, risk factors, and pathophysiology. JAMA (2009) 11.52
Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 10.95
Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women. JAMA (2003) 10.05
A prospective study of sleep duration and coronary heart disease in women. Arch Intern Med (2003) 9.24
The role of vitamin D and calcium in type 2 diabetes. A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2007) 8.91
Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of major chronic disease. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 8.77
Benefits and harms of CT screening for lung cancer: a systematic review. JAMA (2012) 8.71
Adiposity as compared with physical activity in predicting mortality among women. N Engl J Med (2004) 8.63
Physical activity and survival after breast cancer diagnosis. JAMA (2005) 8.60
Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care (2010) 8.52
A multistage genome-wide association study in breast cancer identifies two new risk alleles at 1p11.2 and 14q24.1 (RAD51L1). Nat Genet (2009) 8.39
Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution. Nat Genet (2010) 7.94
Long-term colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality after lower endoscopy. N Engl J Med (2013) 7.72
The public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages. N Engl J Med (2009) 7.48
Plasma adiponectin levels and risk of myocardial infarction in men. JAMA (2004) 7.46
Short sleep duration and weight gain: a systematic review. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 7.40
A prospective study of self-reported sleep duration and incident diabetes in women. Diabetes Care (2003) 7.40
Blood levels of long-chain n-3 fatty acids and the risk of sudden death. N Engl J Med (2002) 7.32
Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease. JAMA (2002) 7.24
Prospective study of predictors of vitamin D status and cancer incidence and mortality in men. J Natl Cancer Inst (2006) 7.19
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of incident hypertension. Hypertension (2007) 6.99
Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 6.96
Observational studies analyzed like randomized experiments: an application to postmenopausal hormone therapy and coronary heart disease. Epidemiology (2008) 6.87
Sugar-sweetened beverages, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease risk. Circulation (2010) 6.86
A pooled analysis of vitamin D dose requirements for fracture prevention. N Engl J Med (2012) 6.85
Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men. Am J Clin Nutr (2005) 6.67
Trans fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. N Engl J Med (2006) 6.67
Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge. Nat Genet (2010) 6.66
Effect of Vitamin D on falls: a meta-analysis. JAMA (2004) 6.64
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Circulation (2003) 6.62
Body-mass index and mortality among adults with incident type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2014) 6.51
A prospective study of sleep duration and mortality risk in women. Sleep (2004) 6.11
Sugar-sweetened beverages and genetic risk of obesity. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.98
Roles of drinking pattern and type of alcohol consumed in coronary heart disease in men. N Engl J Med (2003) 5.95
Fracture prevention with vitamin D supplementation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA (2005) 5.95
Vitamin D and risk of cause specific death: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort and randomised intervention studies. BMJ (2014) 5.88
Inflammatory markers and the risk of coronary heart disease in men and women. N Engl J Med (2004) 5.86
Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution. PLoS Genet (2009) 5.81
Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 5.79
Coffee consumption and risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med (2004) 5.67
Correlates of long sleep duration. Sleep (2006) 5.67
Prevention of nonvertebral fractures with oral vitamin D and dose dependency: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med (2009) 5.63
Alternative dietary indices both strongly predict risk of chronic disease. J Nutr (2012) 5.60
Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in men: a prospective study. Arch Intern Med (2005) 5.59
New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 5.58
Obesity, weight gain, and the risk of kidney stones. JAMA (2005) 5.34
Abdominal obesity and the risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: sixteen years of follow-up in US women. Circulation (2008) 5.26
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 5.24
Physical activity and survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis. J Clin Oncol (2006) 5.22
Trends in cardiovascular health metrics and associations with all-cause and CVD mortality among US adults. JAMA (2012) 5.17
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. Circulation (2013) 5.02