- 103
-
What is morbid obesity?
Insider Medicine — Morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI of 35 or above. That corresponds roughly to being 100 lbs above your ideal body weight. When you look at the comorbid health conditions that go in association with that, of which more than 60% of these ...More…
-
Abdominal obesity associated with heart failure in ...
American Heart — Abdominal obesity associated with heart failure in Swedish middle-age; older adults DALLAS, April 7, 2009 - A higher waist size was associated with heart failure in women at all levels of body mass index (BMI), and both waist size and BMI were ...More…
-
Obesity in Pregnancy May Up Risk of Some Birth Defects
Kids Health — To the long list of risks associated with obesity, add a wider than expected range of birth defects that are more likely to occur in babies born to obese women. The researchers offered three theories that might explain their findings: They also ...More…
-
Obesity - The Office of Minority Health
Office of Minority Health — Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. From 1988âEUR"2004, the overall prevalence of overweight preschool-age children ages 2âEUR"5 years almost doubled, increasing from about 7% to 14%.1 From 1960âEUR" 2004, the percentage of ...More…
-
Obesity & Genetics
Centers for Disease Control — Obesity results when body fat accumulates over time as a result of a chronic energy imbalance (calories consumed exceed calories expended). Obesity is a major health hazard worldwide and is associated with several relatively common diseases such ...More…
-
Obesity in US Adults, BRFSS, 2007
Centers for Disease Control — Obesity is a significant public health problem with serious implications for the health and well-being of the American public This analysis estimated the 2007 obesity prevalence among adults, by state, from self-reported weight and height data ...More…
-
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH ...
National Institutes of Health — A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition. Brain ...More…
-
What Are Overweight and Obesity?
Heart & Blood Institute — DCI Home: Heart & Vascular Diseases: Overweight and Obesity: What Are ... The terms overweight and obesity refer to a persons overall body weight and where the extra weight comes from. Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, ...More…
-
Obesity and Cancer: Questions and Answers
National Cancer Institute — People who are obese have an abnormally high and unhealthy proportion of body fat. To measure obesity, researchers commonly use a formula based on weight and height known as the body mass index (BMI). BMI is the ratio of weight (in kilograms) to ...More…
-
Obesity 2009 Updates
The Obesity Society promotes research, education, and advocacy to better understand, prevent, and treat obesity and improve the lives of those affected.The Obesity Society is the leading scientific and professional society dedicated to the study ...More…
-
Treating Obesity: Laparoscopic Gastric Banding versus a ...
Annals of Internal Medicine — Surgical treatment of obesity includes a variety of procedures to reduce the size of the stomach so that people feel full after eating small amounts. Studies suggest that surgical treatments can result in substantial weight loss, but few good ...More…