IMI2-2019-17-01 - Optimising future obesity treatment

Specific Challenge:The prevalence of obesity is increasing and affects more than 650 million people of all ages to become one of the foremost global health threats. Obesity is complex and we only have a crude understanding of its underlying causes and biology, how to best describe and define it. Currently we have no way of predicting who will respond to or benefit from what kind of treatment or intervention.Obesity can seriously impair health through a broad range of complications such as cardiovascular disease, type 1 and 2 diabetes (T1D and T2D), cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, psychosocial [...]