Meet the editors

Dr. Rao, Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, has established a major focus in the area of diet and health. His research focuses on the role of oxidative stress and antioxidant phytochemicals in the causation and prevention of chronic diseases, with particular emphasis on the role of carotenoids and polyphenols. His research interests also include the role of prebiotics and probiotics

in human health. He has more than 100 publications in scientific journals and several books and book chapters to his credit. He has a distinguished academic career spanning more than forty-five years. Dr. Rao is popularly sought by the international media to express his opinions about nutrition and health.

Dr. Leticia Rao is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Ontario, former director of the Calcium Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and former staff scientist at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. She has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines, an MSc in Food Science from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Toronto. Her expertise is

in bone cell biology with a focus on preventing osteoporosis by studying bone cells in the laboratory and carrying out basic and clinical studies of drugs, nutritional supplements, and phytonutrients including carotenoids and polyphenols in postmenopausal women. Her research has been presented at national and international conferences and symposia and published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals. She co-authored The Bone-Building Solution and co-edited several books on phytochemicals and probiotics in human nutrition and health.

Contents

**Section 1**

*and Tetsuya Takao*

*by Alina Kurylowicz*

*by Tauseef Ahmad*

*by Saliha Sağnıç*

*and Jia-Ping Wu*

**Section 2**

Obesity and Endometrial Cancer

Lifestyle Factors and Obesity *by Anca Mihaela Hâncu*

The Multiple Causes of Obesity

**Preface XI**

Obesity and Health **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 53**

**Chapter 5 65**

Causes of Obesity **75**

**Chapter 6 77**

**Chapter 7 93**

Top 100 Most Cited Studies in Obesity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Food Intakes and Correlations between Food Intakes and Body Mass Index (BMI) in Japanese Old Men, Women, and Male Medical Doctors *by Akikazu Takada, Fumiko Shimizu, Yukie Ishii, Mutsumi Ogawa* 

Endocrine Disorders Accompanying Obesity - Effect or Cause?

Ketogenic Diet Is Good for Aging-Related Sarcopenic Obesity

*by Indu Saxena, Suwarna Suman, Amar Preet Kaur, Abhilasha,* 

*Prasenjit Mitra, Praveen Sharma and Manoj Kumar*

*by Sergey Suchkov, Tahereh Seifi Salmi, Chyi-Huey Bai, Javad Alizargar* 
