Kimberly Nerud, Amy Smith, Rena Nielsen and Dacey Neely
Objective: The purpose of this integrated review is to examine the current state of the literature related to the combined effect of maternal determinants of health and birth weight on the development of obesity in childhood for children age eight and younger.

Sue Jackson, Jude Hancock and Andrew Johnson
Objectives: In the United Kingdom, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) surgery is an option for obese individuals who meet the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence criteria. Despite the many benefits of LAGB, there is a paucity of literature exploring the long-term impact on individuals.

Vincent Ekenga and Monica Skomo
Purpose: To determine the impact of pharmacist-provided obesity diagnosis education, after a health assessment, on patient self-rated health and health behaviors.
Study Design: Unblinded, randomized cross-sectional prospective study with a pre-intervention and post-intervention survey.

Clemens Drenowatz
The high prevalence of overweight and obesity has been identified as major threat to future public health. Excess body weight not only impairs individual quality of life but is also associated with considerable costs. The fact that obesity rates have been rising throughout the world despite considerable efforts suggests that alternative strategies for addressing this problem are warranted.

Edita Stokić, Reza Hakkak, Andrea Romani, Aleksandar Kupusinac, et al.
Vitamin D deficiency and dysfunctional adipose tissue are involved in the development of cardiometabolic disturbances (eg, hypertension, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and dyslipidemia). We studied 50 obese (body mass index [BMI]: 43.5 ± 9.2 kg/m²) and 36 normal weight participants (BMI: 22.6 ± 1.9 kg/m²).