(A) Adult obesity is the body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 kg/m2 and based on the percentage of body adipose tissue, when it exceeds 20% in men and 25% in women [1, 2, 3]. (B) Childhood obesity (under 5 years of age) is the BMI percentile equal to or ...
The growth of the industry has reverberated across other fields. McDonald’s became one of the biggest buyers in the world of beef and potatoes, andKFCis often cited as the world’s largest purchaser ofchicken. The high demand for such products has driven a large percentage of industrial li...
Obesity is a key health problem around the globe and has reached an epidemic percentage in the Western world. Evidence remains to accumulate that obesity is a major hazard factor for many diseases and is connected with substantial morbidity and mortality. Surgery on the stomach and intestines to ...
Countries in Latin America, such as Mexico and Argentina, have also reported rising obesity rates. Mexico’s obesity rate is now over 36%, driven by similar factors to those in other regions, such as urbanization, changing dietary patterns, and reduced physical activity. ...
Waist circumference (n = 15) was the most frequently reported marker, and included markers such as body fat percentage, hip circumference, and mass (kg). A total of 15 unique anthropometric outcomes and indices were identified across all studies (see Table S3 in the supplementary file for...
and higher lean muscle mass than white people at the same BMI; meaning that at the same BMI, they may have a lower risk of developing obesity-related diseases. Some researchers believe other ways to measure obesity may be more useful, such as percentage of body fat or waist-to-hip ratio...
Waist circumference and mid-upper arm circumference in evaluation of obesity in children aged between 6 and 17 years. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2010;2:144–50. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Owa JA, Adejuyigbe O. Fat mass, fat mass percentage, body mass index, and mid-upper...
A new study has confirmed that weight loss or bariatric surgery is safe and very effective, and, for a large percentage of people who were diabetic before the surgery, meant that they didn’t require diabetes medication five years after. Obesity Gold outperforms common weight loss drugs – ...
achieved up to ~17% average weight loss, also without a weight loss plateau, and lowered their average hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) by up to 2.2 percentage points at week 52.1In summary, in both study populations, a weight loss plateau was not observed, again indicating the pot...
The need for therapeutics that target fibrosis (tissue scarring), which is responsible for a significant percentage of deaths worldwide, representing diseases of the lung, liver, kidney, heart, and skin. #5. New Approaches for Infectious Disease in a Changing World The need for novel strategie...