Friday, October, 23, 2009
Measured Obesity Statistics
June 09, 2009
A new study on 1,256 people has found that obesity may not worsen asthma, but it could affect asthma medications' effectiveness. People who were lean showed 55 percent less lung inflammation than their obese peers, which meant the standard dose was not working as well for patients who were overweight. Researchers say that doctors should ask patients how well their inhaled steroid is working for them, and should be willing to increase the dose if the standard measure is not enough to control a pa...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Kathi MacNaughton
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Health Expert
...(including me) on the negative link between asthma and obesity. It's not a pleasant topic of...
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By The HealthGal
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Health Expert
Ahh...the many definitions of obesity. The scale can tell you that you are carrying too many...
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By Craig Stoltz
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Health Expert
...other factors. See this previous SharePost about measuring high blood pressure in children for...
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By Dr. Jeffrey Heit
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Health Expert
...doing regarding the nemesis of physical fitness - obesity. Before talking about obesity and...
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By Jan Gambino
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Health Expert
...my attention since there is a relationship between obesity and the severity of Gastroesophageal...
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Health Guide
...well-balanced diet contributes to overall good health as well maintaining body weight. As the prevalence of
obesity continues to rise, so to does the incidence of asthma. In fact, research shows a...
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Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. There are many ways to determine if a person is
obese, but experts believe that...
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...however, patients can be advised to reduce modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension,
obesity and hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)."2 With each study that shows a possible...
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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...
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...8.5 years. Participants answered questions concerning their psychological distress, based on a scale
measuring well-being and their history of major depressive disorder. During the course of the...
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