Obesity in Aging and Art.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports published within the issue including an article on metabolic syndrome and weight gain in adulthood by D.E. Alley and V.W. Chang, survival in older men who are slightly obese by T.W. Auyeung, J.S.W. Lee and J. Leung, and the effect of obesity and metabolic syndrome on mobility in older adults by S. Stenholm, A. Koster and D.E. Alley.