Obesita: l'epidemia del nuovo millennio tra genetica e ambiente

Obesity is a complex epidemic disease, resulting from the interaction of predisposing genetic factors and causal environmental and behavioral factors. The latter are primarily responsible for the recent epidemic. In recent years, genome-wide association studies have identified genetic variants associated with the development of obesity.Though discoveries in this field may hopefully lead to a personalized approach to the prevention and management of obesity, so far lifestyle changes remain the only effective tool. It is extremely urgent to intervene because obesity-related diseases are increasingly encountered in young people and children.