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Obesity and Arthritis Expected to Increase Health Care Costs
In the latest issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, we are all reminded of one of the costs of living longer: having more... Read more »
Obesity, Your Heart and Sleep
According to the American Heart Organization, "obesity is now recognized as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which can lead... Read more »
Obesity and African Americans
About a week ago, I got a question on the "Ask" center that focused on African -Americans and statistics of obesity. After answering it... Read more »
Why Focusing On Child Nutrition May Contribute to Childhood Obesity
In principal, feeding children well should be relatively easy. In practice, though, it is never so straightforward. That’s... Read more »
Louisville, Kentucky Fights Obesity
The statistics are dire. One in six people in metro Louisville are considered seriously overweight, while the state is #7 on the list of... Read more »
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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 »
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America- Q&A on Caregiving with ...
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) released the findings of their I CAN: Investigating Caregivers' Attitudes and Needs survey. The survey... 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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