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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

Live from the GI Conference: Obese or Average?

By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...my attention since there is a relationship between obesity and the severity of Gastroesophageal... 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 »

Acid Reflux and Obesity in Women

By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...esophagus. Since the mid-seventies, the prevalence of obesity has increased sharply for... Read more »

Obesity and Acid Reflux

By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

As a nutritionist I am required to tell you that obesity is putting millions at risk for... Read more »

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 »

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Health Guide

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 »

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 »

Obesity Related Complications

General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is associated with more... 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 »

Causes of Obesity: Cultural and Emotional Causes

...This may be an obvious conclusion, but the public press often plays up biologic factors involved with obesity and overlooks the simple notion: Americans eat too much and exercise too... Read more »

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Related News

A New Explanation for Insulin Resistance

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Scientists may have a better idea why obese people develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. Because obese people... Read summary »

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 »

Treating Obesity as an Addiction?

August 28, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Using a drug designed to fight drug addiction may be helpful in combating obesity. Vigabatrin, a drug designed as a potential... Read summary »

Mother's Diet Impacts Fetal Health

January 22, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Moms to be may have more reason to stick to a healthy diet while they're pregnant. New research indicates a developing baby's... Read summary »

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 »

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