Investigators need more data regarding eating habits, food expenditures, and infrastructure impacts of obesity, not only to combat the growing epidemic, but to better estimate the impact of the increasing obesity trend on our future spending.Watkins, Angela...
Overweightandobesityincreasetheannualmedicalbillby$90billionperyear Intheabsenceofoverweightandobesity,healthinsuranceexpenditureswouldbe9%lower Medicareexpenditureswouldbe11%lower Thegovernmentfinanceshalfofthetotalannualmedicalcostsattributabletoobesity,ormorethan$45billionperyear Theaveragetaxpayerspends$175peryeartofi...
This study was undertaken to update and revise the estimate of the economic impact of obesity in the United States. A prevalence-based approach to the cost of illness was used to estimate the economic costs in 1995 dollars attributable toobesity for type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disea...
The Public Health Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Adolescent Depression and Obesity We examined the public health impact of the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient on adolescents' physical and mental health. Population attributable risk (P... E Goodman,GB Slap,B Huang - 《American Journal of ...
These findings may reflect the impact of increasing prevalence and severity of obesity. Diet and physical activity interventions should be developed for weight loss and prevention of weight gain in youths. 展开 被引量: 1031 年份: 2002 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 ...
Current Estimates of the Economic Cost of Obesity in the United States This study was undertaken to update and revise the estimate of the economic impact of obesity in the United States. A prevalence-based approach to the cost... Anne,M.,Wolf,... - 《Obesity Research》 被引量: 2527发表...
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an important cause of disability worldwide, and its impact is growing rapidly. In this Opinion article, the authors draw attention to the current and projected burden of OA for individuals and for health-care systems, and call for
Outcomes included: gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, macrosomia (>4500g), small-forgestational age, postterm delivery, cesarean delivery, postpartum weight retention, and child obesity.RESULTS: Normal weight women who gained within the IOM recommendations incurred $2,502 less costs than normal weight...
Higher prices for fresh fruits and vegetables and non-alcoholic drinks increase likelihood of obesity for females but not for males; and a higher price for processed fruits and vegetables reduce likelihood of obesity for females but not for males. A larger BMI at age 25 has wage effects later...
Association of Cognitive Function With Cause-Specific Mortality in Middle and Older Age: Follow-up of Participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Age... such as health behaviors and socioeconomic status, and left-censoring to explore reverse causality had very little impact on the strength of...