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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...
Expert & Community Posts
Short-Acting Insulin Isn’t Short for Most Type 2s
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Contagious Weight Gain
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...system such as Weight Watchers, which has weekly group meetings, as well as television shows... Read more »
Are You a Candidate for Obesity Surgery? Part 1
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...2 of my blog, I will discuss the details and side effects of the two most routinely performed... Read more »
Misleading Diabetes News Reports
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Obesity, Thinness: Often Shared
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...well-connected individual can have positive ripple effects through the community. (Of course,... Read more »
Health Guide
Questions about Diabetes and Nutrition
...well-balanced diet, but what does that mean? A well-balanced diet includes foods from all of the food groups. While there are many fad diets out there that recommend limiting and even... Read more »Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...(NSAIDs). COX-2 inhibitors were developed specifically to decrease the well-recognized gastric side effects and intolerance associated with the use of some NSAIDs. Traditional NSAIDs, such as... Read more »Cholesterol Risk Factors
...and low HDL levels. This combination is a risk factor for heart disease. Obesity also causes other effects (high blood pressure, increase in inflammation) that pose major risks to the... Read more »Migraine with Aura Linked to Later-Life Brain Lesions
...Until recently, Migraine was considered to be an episodic disease with no long-term consequences or effects. In the last few years, however, we've seen reports of studies suggesting that... Read more »Depression: Suicide and Complications
...in patients whose depression occurred after the illness.Impact on Daily Activities and RelationshipsEffects of Parental Depression on Children. Depression in parents can have profound effects on... Read more »Images
Medications
...with other treatments (e.g., dieting, other drugs, group programs). It may work by decreasing... Read more »
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