We've all heard the news: we're a fat country, getting fatter all the time. And along with all that fat goes a host of health problems - cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis and other major illnesses.
U-M researchers are exploring the issue at all levels, from the genetics of fat cell development and the intricacies of insulin secretion to the societal implications of obesity.
Below is a sample of their projects.
• Center addresses the science of obesity, weight gain and metabolism
• Losing weight: never too late
• Obesity keeps women on welfare
• Active workers cut health costs
• Obesity amidst starvation
• Conquering "The Hunger Within"
• Teaching kids to eat right
• Facts about fat
• U-M obesity experts
