An epidemic of major importance, with terminal consequences in some cases, is sweeping the country. As we enter a new century, Americans are beginning to realize they have become the most overweight population on earth, and are getting heavier. The Journal of the American Medical Association (...
Previews: Description:One out of every four Americans is obese and 60% of the population is overweight. Learn what is at the root of a problem that undermines health and self-esteem. The importance of adopting more healthful eating habits for a lifetime and the recommendation that people enga...
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Obesity is now so common within the world's population that it is beginning to replace undernutrition and infectious diseases as the most significant contributor to ill health. In particular, obesity is associated with diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, certain forms of cancer, and sleep-bre...
A growing number of dissenting researchers accuse government and medical authorities—as well as the media—of misleading the public about the health consequences of rising body weights
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Excerpt One-third of adults are now obese, and children's obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent in the past 30 years. The causes of the nation's obesity epidemic are multi-factorial, having much more to do with the absence of s... Institute of Medicine IOM - 《American Jour...
By focusing on the challenge of stopping the obesity epidemic and the profound negative health consequences of obesity, it is important to increase the awareness and involvement of health professionals in dealing with the epidemic. Our data suggest that the development of strategies and programs for ...
The Obesity Epidemic and Bariatric Trends Sanja Sljivic, DOa, Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, MDb,* KEYWORDS Obesity United States Epidemic Population health Bariatric surgery Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Gastric bypass KEY POINTS Prevalence of obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m2) ...
In 2005 the American Academy of Pediatrics called obesity “the pediatricepidemicof the new millennium.” Overweight and obese children were increasingly diagnosed withhigh blood pressure, elevatedcholesterol, and type IIdiabetes mellitus—conditions once seen almost exclusively in adults. In addition, ove...