obesity
World Obesity Federation Confirms “Obesity is a Chronic Disease”
In a statement published in the leading journal Obesity Reviews, the World Obesity Federation confirms its support for defining obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease. The statement was prepared by a scientific committee of the Federation, which concluded that obesity fits the epidemiological model of a disease process except that the toxic or pathological agent is ...
Higher BMI in Adolescence May Affect Cognitive Function in Midlife
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that higher body mass index (BMI), if it begins in adolescence, can affect cognitive function in midlife. However, the effect appears to be restricted to adults who had lower socioeconomic position as children. Overweight and obesity in adolescents have increased substantially in recent decades, and today ...
Sibling Composition Impacts Childhood Obesity Risk
Having obese brothers and sisters is a more revealing indicator of child obesity than having obese parents, according to new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. After surveying adults in 10,244 American households, research found that the likelihood of childhood obesity varies with the number of children in a household, as well as ...
Overcoming Obesity, Naturally
Natural practitioners—and natural approaches—play a leading role in helping patients decrease their weight.Obesity, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exists when an adult has a body mass index (a calculation based on height and weight) of 30 or higher. Alarmingly, this adverse medical condition exists among approximately 34 percent of ...
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