Severe obesity affects up to 3 million people in the UK and leads to various health problems. The article explores different approaches to obesity management, including prevention, dieting, and the use of anti-obesity medicines and surgery. It highlights the need for bette...
In addition, thromboprophylaxis is recommended in this population after delivery—especially cesarean delivery. These patients also need close monitoring in the post-partum period when they are at increased risk for several complications.Keywords: obesity, neuraxial anesthesia, labor analgesia, cesarean ...
health conditions, medication usage, tobacco and alcohol consumption; measured blood pressure (BP), body mass index, fasting blood sugar and lipid profile.Rates of obesity in the Deaf sample were high, especially in those over 65years, and 48% were in a high risk group for serious illness. ...
Ingredient and particularly allergen information is critical to immediate safety from adverse reactions, while the provision of nutrition information is a key tool to combat risks from non-communicable diseases as well as overweight and obesity. Our findings highlight the need for regulation to be ...
Across the world, men are still more likely to participate in the labour market than women. The average global labour force participation rate of women in 2018 stood at 48.5 per cent, while that of men was 75 per cent. This equates to a 26.5 percentage point gender gap in labour force ...
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The early origins of overweight and obesity and the opportunities for early prevention are explored. RECENT FINDINGS: Overweight and obesity prevalence globally has increased at an alarming rate. No single intervention can halt the rise of the obesity epidemic. Particular attention ...
Chapter 1 UK RRT incidence in 2010: national and centre-specific analyses. Nephron Clin. Pract. 120, c1–c27 (2012). Article PubMed Google Scholar Hecking, M. et al. Sex-specific differences in hemodialysis prevalence and practices and the male-to-female mortality rate: the dialysis ...
al.2, following which a Consensus statement for Asian Indians suggested the BMI cut-offs for overweight as ≥23 kg/m2and for obesity as ≥25 kg/m23. These BMI cut-offs have been adapted by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK) for migrant South Asians in UK as ...
Global demand for food is expected to nearly double by 2050. Alternative proteins (AP) have been proposed as a sustainable solution to provide food security as natural resources become more depleted. However, the growth and consumer intake of AP remains
(BMI), nulliparity or young age at first birth, and such factors may be attributable for over 52% of risk [25]. The role of obesity relative to menopause, such as the apparent ‘protective effect’ of obesity on oestrogen receptor-positive cancers prior to menopause [26,27], may be ...