Obesity, a health problem
What is obesity? Are we what we eat? Why is obesity such a serious health problem?...
While obesity rates are climbing around the world, they are climbing faster in developing countries than in wealthy ones, researchers from the Overseas Development Institute revealed on Friday. In a report titled “,” Sharada Keats and Steve...
Huffington Post 2014-01-07"The evidence is well-established: obesity, together with excessive consumption of fat and salt, is linked to the rising global incidence of non-communicable diseases including some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and strokes,"
Mindstream Academy is a boarding school for middle and high school students with obesity and related health issues. MindStream Academy is a boarding school for middle and...The Examiner 2013-08-02
UF program sponsors local workshop to teach parents, children about ways to fight obesity GAINESVILLE, Fla. - In recognition of National Childhood Obesity Month, the...noodls 2012-09-25
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hide captionIn a British study of nearly 6,000 students, obesity — or perhaps dealing with the stigma associated with obesity — seemed to reduce academic performance. iStockphoto Childhood obesity has made it to the forefront of public health issues, both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Now researchers at the Universities of Dundee, Strathclyde, Georgia and...National Public Radio 2014-03-11
Not every obese person is unhealthy. More than one-third of American adults with BMIs north of 30 also have a higher risk for developing conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke than the general population. But a small sliver of obese adults defy the odds, maintaining metabolic health despite the excess weight. Scientist don’t yet fully understand the...Huffington Post 2015-01-08
CNN host Don Lemon hammered the GOP over the government shutdown on Tuesday, and asked viewers to join him in a health regimen as a means of protest. The government shut down at midnight on Tuesday after Congress failed to reach a spending agreement. "I am so mad this morning," Lemon said on Tom Joyner's radio show. "As I've been watching lawmakers over the last few weeks...Huffington Post 2013-10-01
New research, policies advocate for changes in corporate wellness obesity treatment ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Employer-sponsored wellness programs are sprouting up throughout corporate America with the goal to get employees healthier and drive down the cost of health benefits. But how helpful are these programs? A new study presented at ObesityWeekSM...PR Newswire 2013-11-13
Weight change in Koreans: a polarization between extreme obesity and underweight - Being underweight has been getting serious in females in their 20s and 30s -
The percentage of American adults who are 100 or more pounds over a healthy weight has skyrocketed since 2000, a study released Monday shows. In 2010, about 6.6% of adults in this country were severely obese -- about 15.5 million people -- up from 3.9% in 2000, says the study from the RAND Corp., a non-profit research group. "There is no question that severe obesity is going up...Detroit Free Press 2012-10-02
About one in three children in the U.S. are now overweight, and since the 1980s the number of children who are obese has more than tripled. But a new study of 26.7 million young children from low-income families shows that in this group of kids, the tidal wave of obesity might finally be receding. Being obese as a child not only increases the risk of early-life health problems,...Yahoo Daily News 2012-12-25
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.Body mass index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight (pre-obese) if their BMI is between 25 and 30 kg/m2, and obese when it is greater than 30 kg/m2.
Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness. Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited; on average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their thin counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass.