Obesity and weight issues are well-known problems in many countries worldwide. In the United States this problem is severe, with an extremely high prevalence of obesity among both males and females. This issue is often related to the American lifestyle, in which fast food and large serving ...
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted a nationally representative household survey about obesity and diabetes with 1,011 American adults. The survey assessed how the general public understands the causes and consequences of obesity, the link between obesity and a ...
IN BRIEF: In the past decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, even among children, adolescents, and young adults. The prevalence of obesity is higher among non-Hispanic black (36%) and Mexican American women (33%) than among non-Hispanic white women (22%). ...
Obesity in the United States The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines obesity in children (2 to 19 years of age) as Source:CDC, “Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps,” found at those with a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for BMI based on t...
BACKGROUND: As the prevalence of obesity has increased in the United States, it is likely that the prevalence of obesity among people with hypertension has increased as well. Because little is known about this issue, our objective was to compare secular trends in the prevalence of obesity and ...
The role of obesity in prostate cancer etiology remains controversial. A recent report suggested that obese men younger than age 60 may have a lower risk o
of affairs in the United States regarding physical activity, obesity, and the relationship of each of these to disease trends (I focused primarily on heart disease). The picture that I painted for my students was not pretty – take a look at the information below, and I think you’ll ...
语法填空]Obesity has continued to grow within the United States. Obesity in the United States is a major health issue, resulting in many _1_ (difference) kinds of diseases. In the United States, at least one in five children is overweight. Over the past 20 years, this number _2_ (incr...
Obesity -- United States, 1988-2008 MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly ReportFreedman, David S.
摘要: Regarded as preeminent health issues in the Western world, overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) are overwhelmingly prevalent in the United States. Currently the United States, characterized by one writer...关键词: Obesity overweight body mass index (BMI ischemic heart disease medical ...