title: BMC Obesity - expanding the BMC series into an important area of research.
abstract: This Editorial marks the launch of an important new journal to join the BMC series portfolio - BMC Obesity. BMC Obesity joins BMC Cancer as the second journal within the series to focus on a particular condition in the human body and the factors that contribute towards it.
authors.affiliation: BioMed Central, 236 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB UK.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Horne
authors.affiliation: Division of Metabolic and Vascular Health, Warwick Medical School, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, CV2 2DX UK.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McTernan
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Obesity Prevention, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tommy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Visscher
authors.affiliation: Obesity and Population Health Department, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peeters