A rise in childhood obesity is of particular concern because of the clear connection between childhood and adult obesity rates with research finding >85 % of obese children ending up as obese adults (Freedman, Dietz, Srinivasan, & Berenson, 2009 ). The topic of obesity among adults, children,...
Around 40% of adults in the U.S. are obese, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests — marking the first time in over a decade that the nation's obesity rate has not inched up in results from the federal government's national health survey. The figures ...
and Implications for Health Equity USPSTF Recommendation Statements Screening for Colorectal Cancer Screening for Hypertension Screening for Lung Cancer Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes In Children Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes In Adults Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiova...
3,12,13 In contrast, naturalistic longitudinal studies with similar follow-up report obesity rates of 64% to 87% among adults who had obesity as children; US-based studies were often at the upper end of the range.9,14-16 Additional Approaches to Prevention The Community Preventive Services ...
In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of obesity-related hypertension in Southwest China, which is of value for the prevention and treatment of hypertension. Materials and Methods Study population From September 2013 to March 2014, a multi-stage, stratified sampling was conducted on 10...
Young adults with 'normal weight' obesity need identification using other convenient low cost measures (skin folds or waist circumference) along with BMI. Obesity prevention or management interventions were not identified, but clearly needed to help stem the obesity pandemic. Young people generally ...
What age group is the priority for starting prevention? Children are often considered the priority population for intervention strategies because, firstly, weight loss in adulthood is difficult and there are a greater number of potential interventions for children than for adults. Schools are a natural...
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and, also to help tackle binge eating in adults. In adult studies, decreases in binge eating may lead to modest weight loss and less regain over time compared with those who continue to binge eat. Thus, decreasing binge eating is an attractive target for preventing obesity in at-risk youth...
Obesity, a risk factor for severe effects of COVID-19, continues to become more common, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twelvestatesnow have a self-reported adult obesity prevalence of 35% or more, up from nine states in 2018 and...