"The mindset of being genetically at risk or protected can alter how we feel, what we do, and—as this study shows—how our bodies respond."

Changes in exercise and diet can help children lose weight, even if they have a genetic predisposition to obesity.

Understanding how inflammation can degrade insulin-producing cells' ability to do their job could lead to new treatments to help people with diabetes.

Each group varies significantly in eating behaviors and rate of diabetes, as well as weight loss in the three years after surgery.

Among low-income participants, 43% lost more than 5% of their body weight over a year, and saw a decrease in both waist size and blood pressure.