Obesity

Obesity is defined as a generalized accumulation of body fat. Obesity is determined by measuring both the height and weight of the adolescent. An adolescent is considered obese if he/she is significantly over the ideal weight for his/her height.
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Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern. Being seriously overweight puts you at greater risk of developing high blood pressure and many other serious health risks. Ultimately, obesity can even be life-threatening.
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Obesity-related disease: Any disease for which obesity is a significant risk factor. Obesity increases the risk of developing a very large number of diseases, including: ...
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Obesity is a major public health concern because it predisposes the individual to many disorders, such as noninsulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and coronary artery disease, ...
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Obesity
Definition:
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. See also diet and calories.
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Treatment for obesity will be most successful if you create a long-term plan with your doctor. A reasonable goal might be to begin making lifestyle changes by increasing physical activity and limiting calories.
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Obesity can shorten your life and put you at risk of developing a number of conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and some forms of cancer.
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Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States (tobacco is the first). People who are obese have much higher risks of many serious health problems than nonobese people. Obesity affects every system of the body.
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Obesity in children
Dr Trisha Macnair
Obesity describes being seriously overweight, to a degree that has important implications for health.
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Obesity
Infants and young toddlers are expected to be somewhat pudgy. "Baby fat," in fact, is part of their appeal. In preschoolers, however, excess weight is the source of numerous problems, both emotional and physical.
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Obesity and Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that summarizes research on the potential link between obesity and cancer risk. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 3.70 ...
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Obesity is defined as the condition of being very overweight and having a body mass index, or BMI, of 30 or higher. The BMI is a measure of your weight relative to your height. You can find your BMI from a chart.
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Obesity may 'harm fertility' in men
5 September 2006
Men who are even slightly overweight have an increased risk of being infertile, according to a new study.
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ANNOUNCER: Obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions with some 8 million Americans falling into the category of morbidly obese. Being morbidly obese puts individuals at an extreme risk for a host of serious medical conditions.
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Obesity
Allergic reaction (such as allergic rhinitis, hay fever, or a bee sting)
Conjunctivitis with swelling around the eye(s)
Stye with swelling around the infected eye
Malnutrition (when severe)
Sinusitis ...
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Obesity's Strain Causing More Back Pain
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A leading cause of doctor visits, back pain costs the United States an estimated $100 billion a year in medical care and lost work time.
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Obesity is defined as an excess of body fat tissue in relation to your lean body mass.
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Obesity can be involved with hormonal imbalances in the hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, adrenals, or pancreas.
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Obesity. Approximately 40-70% of persons with PCOS are overweight.
Anovulation and menstrual disturbances. Anovulation appears as amenorrhea in 50% of women, and as heavy uterine bleeding in 30% of women.
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Putting your baby to the breast may also reduce the risk of childhood obesity, according to German researchers.
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Obesity increases abdominal pressure, which can push stomach contents up into the esophagus. In some cases, GERD symptoms disappear completely after an overweight person loses 10-15 pounds.
Stop smoking. Chemicals in cigarette smoke weaken the LES.
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Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate) Indicated for the management of obesity, including weight loss and maintenance of weight loss; for use in conjunction with a low-calorie diet. Dosage form: available in 5-, 10-, and 15-mg capsules.
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Since obesity is the major cause of type 2 diabetes, weight loss is often a goal. The American Diabetes Association suggests taking the following steps to lose weight.
Slightly decrease the number of calories eaten each day.
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Alstrom syndrome: A progressive genetic disorder characterized by obesity, deafness, and visual problems in childhood and diabetes with insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) and kidney failure in adulthood.
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Meralgia paresthetica may be due to obesity. It is often seen in patients who wear tight corsets or undergarments, or heavy tool belts around the waist.
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In case you need more motivation to lose weight, here is a partial list of the medical problems whose frequency is increased by obesity: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, arthritis, gall stones, back, hip, knee, ...
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Control risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking.
Symptoms:
Often, symptoms affect one limb. If arteriosclerosis exists in both limbs, the intensity is usually different in each.
Leg pain (intermittent claudication) ...
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Key Strategies to Prevent Obesity
Schools can promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors that are the keys to preventing obesity...more ...
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CARDIOMYOPATHY - A condition whereby the hearts pumping function is weakened. Cardiomyopathy may occur secondary to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, alcohol abuse, heart attack, heart valve dysfunction, drug toxicity, or viral infection.
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Engaging in strenuous exercise (especially repetitive jumping and running)
Obesity
Standing for prolonged periods
Wearing shoes that do not fit properly ...
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Excess body weight may not be a direct cause of poor health, but new research says obesity does seem to increase the incidence of certain types of cancer.
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There are several causatives for swimbladder difficulties, including injury, bacterial infection, Malawi bloat, fatty liver, obesity, genetic problems, damage to the central nervous system, hypoxia, (insufficient oxygen supply) or a brain tumour.
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Some examples of risk factors for cancer include age, a family history of certain cancers, use of tobacco products, certain eating habits, obesity, exposure to radiation or other cancer-causing agents, and certain genetic changes.
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A major study conducted by the Cornell-China-Oxford Project that surveyed more than 10,000 families in mainland China and Taiwan found that they have a significantly lower incidence of certain cancers, heart disease, obesity, ...
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