Is obesity a disease? Or is it a result of bad lifestyle choices?
Opinions were split about 50:50 among the attendees at a recent Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit on Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Crisis. Then the speaker after the informal poll (a show of hands) said, "Obesity is 80 to 90% heredity, exceeded only by height" in its genetic cause.
That speaker was Jeffrey Friedman, who discovered leptin in 1994 and recently received a Lasker prize. The Lasker is considered...
A sizeable proportion of Americans are dealing with obesity-related chronic diseases. People who are overweight or obese are at higher risk... Read more »
Americans have just gotten our grade. It’s an F as in Fat. That actually is the title of a new report by the Trust for America’s... Read more »
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and though we constantly talk about obesity and diabetes, there seems to be a disconnect for many... Read more »
The most common form of heart disease is coronary heart disease, a narrowing of the arteries that transport blood to the heart. Seven... Read more »
You'd have to be living in a bubble these days to not be aware of the fact that 2/3 of the American adult population are overweight/obese... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Obesity is a medical term meaning the storage of excess fat (adipose tissue) in the body. When a patient begins to have illnesses due to their... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
and Psychosocial TreatmentsEven modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. The simplest (but still difficult)... Read more »
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