Medical expenditures for privately insured children, including out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, are higher for all body mass index (BMI) categories other than healthy weight, according to a study published online July 3 ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Half the world will be overweight by 2035, a health group warns.
Mar 6, 2023
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A 12-month vigorous or moderate aerobic exercise program can produce long-term beneficial effects on diabetes prevention in individuals with central obesity, according to a research letter published online Jan. 30 in JAMA ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Simplistic stereotypes of Australians living with obesity blame the individual and fail to consider the complex causes, according to a blueprint that seeks to overhaul the way the nation deals with obesity.
Oct 11, 2022
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According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), obesity and overweight are the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, researchers ...
Aug 25, 2022
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With the Westernization of eating habits, the proportion of obese people is increasing all over the world. Obesity is an urgent issue because obesity is a risk factor leading to various diseases such as diabetes, fatty liver ...
Jul 15, 2022
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One in three hospitalized youth in Hawaiʻi had obesity, underscoring the need for greater attention to obesity in the inpatient setting and targeted interventions to reduce obesity among younger hospitalized patients. That's ...
Feb 15, 2022
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Obesity has sometimes been called the silent epidemic, exposing millions of adults and children around the world to increased risks of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Good glucose control is important for reduction of cancer risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Large durable weight loss, as such, appears to afford protection against cancer, but with good glucose control the number of cancer ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Researchers from Japan have found that lifestyle habits play an important role in predicting the risk of developing metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals, not only obese individuals.
Nov 18, 2021
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