Unable to rid itself of calories, the body's only defense is to store them all. The end result is obesity, with all its deleterious effects on health and longevity.NadineKhouzamSkeltonWilliamPaulSkeltonIIIInformaworldPostgraduate MedicineSkelton NK, Skelton WP. Medical implication of obesity. Post...
Obesity is associated with a number of medical conditions that lead to increased morbidity and increased mortality. Both the National Institutes of Health
The term obesity implies an excess of adipose tissue, and excess adiposity is a health risk. Patients with obesity are at increased risk of many medical and psychiatric diseases, have reduced life expectancy, and are also subjected to unwanted social, psychological, and physical disadvantages. As ...
The medical costs of obesity are twice as high as previously reported, according to the first study to estimate the causal effects of obesity on U.S. medical costs. Ad Using innovative methods, Cornell health economist John Cawley found that the annual estimated cost of treating obesity is $16...
Drugs cannot replace diet, exercise and lifestyle modification, which remain the cornerstones of obesity treatment. Two new agents, sibutramine and orlistat, exhibit novel mechanisms of action and avoid some of the side effects that occurred with earlier drugs. Sibutramine acts to block uptake of ...
"It is necessary to continue and systematically monitor the safety of anti-obesity medications to optimize patient anti-obesity therapy," he said. "Observational studies do not show causality; however, it shows the hypothesis of using real-world data to try to show some connections and association...
Childhood obesity(肥胖) is a medical condition which occurs when the weight of the child is disproportionate(不成比例的) to his age and height. This condition is mostly observed in children below the age of 15. Putting on extra weight at a very young age can be linked to the modern lif...
of the effects of obesity on mortality rates. They include the following: 1.) the effects of smoking; 2.) the effect of pre-existing disease and weight fluctuation; 3.) the effect of physical inactivity; and, 4.) the lack of precision and accuracy in the use of BMI as an estimate ...
5:35 Obesity: Medications and Bariatric SurgeryClinical RelevanceSecondary causes of obesityHypothyroidism : a condition caused by the deficiency of T3 and T4 . Clinical features of hypothyroidism reflect the effects of decreased metabolic rate and include fatigue , bradycardia , cold intolerance, and ...
Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat accumulates, which leads to various adverse effects on health, particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which reduce life expectancy and/or increase health problems. Fast food consumption is one of the factors which have been reported as a cause...