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Health Encyclopedia: Obesity Risks & Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence of obesity in America has risen dramatically over the past few years and continues to increase.

According to a 2002 analysis of government data, 30.5% of American adults are obese (BMI over 30) -- up from about 23% in the early 1990s.
The number of those who were overweight also increased during that time -- from about 56% to a current rate...

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Expert & Community Posts

Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Diabetes and the worsening of Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

... States is becoming unhealthier: The rates of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome are on... Read more »

Diabetes, Blood Glucose and Gum Disease

By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...individuals and the incidence of nutrition disorders, obesity, and diabetes. It's important to... Read more »

Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart... Read more »

Sleep Duration and Obesity Linked

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...sleep less than six hours a night and this pattern affected both men and women from most of the... Read more »

Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia?

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...fibromyalgia are women, although men and children can be affected. People with certain rheumatic... Read more »

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Obesity Related Complications

...studies consistently show that overweight males (both boys and men) are not as severely emotionally affected as females of any age. Women and girls tend to blame themselves for being heavy while... Read more »

Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes

Biologic and Medical CausesObesity results when a person consumes more calories than energy. Several different factors may influence weight gain.About 90% of people who lose weight through dieting... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Highlights

Risk FactorsObesity. Being overweight is a significant risk factor for gallstones. In obese people, the liver over-produces cholesterol, which is delivered into the bile and causes it to... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes: Causes - Insulin Resistance

...hormonal secretions in the intestine. The recent dramatic increase indicates that lifestyle factors (obesity and sedentary lifestyle) may be particularly important in triggering the genetic... Read more »

Infertility in Men: Highlights

...that the rare genetic mutations associated with dwarfism increased by 2% with every year of a mans age.Obesity and Male InfertilityA 20-pound increase in a mans weight raises his chance for... Read more »

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Obesity Rates Based on Ethnicity

April 14, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obesity rates may be affected by a child's ethnicity and race starting as early as four years old. New research suggests... Read summary »

Mother's Diet Impacts Fetal Health

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Heavier Through the Generations

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) There may be a reason Americans keep getting heavier from generation to generation. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine... Read summary »

Exercise Reduces Hunger for Some Women

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Obese Women Should Not Gain Weight During Pregnancy

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows obese pregnant women need to stop eating for two. Researchers highlight the need for new guidelines and... Read summary »

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