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Overweight - Obesity

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Obesity

"Obesity is also defined as a BMI (body mass index) over 30 kg/m2. Patients with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight, but not obese. … Obesity increases a person's risk of illness and death due to diabetes, stroke, coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and kidney and gallbladder disorders. Obesity may increase the risk for some types of cancer. It is also a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. Genetic factors play some part in the development of obesity -- children of obese parents are 10 times more likely to be obese than children with parents of normal weight."

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[Lifestyle intervention in the treatment of severe obesity.] (Ugeskr Laeger. 2006)

"CONCLUSION: After 15 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention, there were significant improvements in aerobic fitness and metabolic risk parameters, and the observed weight loss was equivalent to that obtained by surgical treatment. Decisive in the choice of obesity treatment will continue to be the extent of success in permanent weight loss."

Overweight - Obesity

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[A practicing physician's view on obesity] (Orv Hetil. 2006) "Management of obesity is complex, however, in all stages of obesity lifestyle changes are mandatory--including diet, exersize and behavior modification. Pharmacotherapy might be needed if lifestyle changes alone do not result an acceptable weight loss. For the long-term treatment of obesity sibutramin and orlistat are the available approved drugs. In case of morbid obesity (body mass index > 40 kg/m2, or > 35 kg/m2 plus comorbid conditions and other risk factors) surgery might be the treatment of choice. There are different surgical methods, among those a widely used method nowadays is the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure."

Anti-obesity effects of green tea: From bedside to bench. (Mol Nutr Food Res. 2006)

Childhood IQ in relation to obesity and weight gain in adult life: the National Child Development (1958) Study. (Int J Obes (Lond).) <

Influence of Metabolic Syndrome on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Obese Adults. (Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006) "DISCUSSION: These results suggest that MetS heightens oxidative stress and inflammatory burden in obese adults. Increased oxidative and inflammatory stress may contribute to the greater risk of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in obese adults with MetS."

Is obesity an inflammatory illness? Role of low-grade inflammation and macrophage infiltration in human white adipose tissue. (BJOG. 2006)

Is severe obesity a form of addiction?: rationale, clinical approach, and controlled clinical trial. (Cyberpsychol Behav. 2006)

Obesity in Canada: where and how many? (International Journal of Obesity (2006)) Conclusion: There is a strong gradient in obesity prevalence between Canadian health regions. At the regional level, high rates of low level of physical activity, and high rates of low fruit and vegetable consumption were both found good predictors of high rates of obesity.

Obesity, proteinuria and progression of renal failure. (Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2006) "SUMMARY: Prevention and treatment of obesity should be a first-line objective in the therapeutic approach of patients with diabetic and nondiabetic chronic renal diseases."

State-specific prevalence of obesity among adults--United States, 2005. (MWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006)

The cost of lifestyle health risks:: obesity. (J Occup Environ Med. 2006)

Thyroid function in humans with morbid obesity. (Thyroid. 2006)

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