Obesity is a pandemic, and one center of the pandemic is the United States, where about 40% of adults and over 20% of adolescents ages 12-19 are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disorder contributes to heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, certain forms of cancer and many other ailments. Find out how Purdue researchers are pursuing a broad sweep of obesity-related studies across fields ranging from nutrition science and psychology to biology and food science in the College of Health and Human Science's latest issue of Life 360.