Obesity Demographics
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Prevention
Adults should take steps to control heart disease risk factors whenever possible.
- If you smoke, quit. Smoking more than doubles the chance of developing
heart disease . - Keep
blood pressure , cholesterol, anddiabetes in good control and follow your doctor's orders. - Lose weight if
obese or overweight. - Get regular exercise to improve heart health. (Talk to your doctor before starting any...
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Obesity
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are many ways to determine if a person is overweight, but experts believe that... Read more »
Obesity
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 »
Morbid obesity
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass... Read more »
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a condition that occurs in obese people, in which poor breathing leads to lower oxygen levels and higher... Read more »
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