Special Issue on Obesity Research

With the improvement of our living standards, more and more people suffer from obesity. It is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy intake and lack of physical activity, which increases the likelihood of various diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and so on. As obesity becomes such a big threat to our human health, some urgent and effective ways should be taken to tackle the problem; furthermore, obesity is of great attractions to researchers.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring obesity research. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Signs and symptoms of obesity
• Causes and mechanism of obesity
• Diagnosis of obesity
• Medications and surgery to obesity
• Prevention and prognosis of obesity
• Discrimination and barriers
• Cases of obesity
  
  

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Obesity Research” should be chosen during your submission.

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