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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

Obesity and Asthma Are Not a Great Mix

By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...(including me) on the negative link between asthma and obesity. It's not a pleasant topic of... Read more »

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 »

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 Asthma

By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert

...draw a logical line between asthma incidence and obesity. Decrease the numbers of individuals... 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 »

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Health Guide

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 »

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: 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 »

Heart Disease Introduction

...that the extra fat is stored in the lipocytes and the person begins to accumulate fat.Measurement of ObesityObesity is determined by measuring body fat, not just body weight. People might be over... Read more »

Infertility in Men: Highlights

...that the rare genetic mutations associated with dwarfism increased by 2% with every year of a mans age.Obesity and Male InfertilityA 20-pound increase in a mans weight raises his chance for... Read more »

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