Recent News & Comments About consequences of obesity
Battle of the bulge: Does treating obesity as a disease help?
Harping on people ad nauseam to lose weight is rather "sadistic", there's little evidence the treatment of obesity works and even the benefits of weight loss are debatable.
Research and Markets: Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Critical Care Manageme
Pet obesity; an epidemic
A snapshot of an overweight cat. Obesity can be harmful to your pet, Pet MD says that the first step in rectifying the damage is to take your pet to a vetrinarian for heart and thyroid checks.
HBO's 'Weight of a Nation' spotlights obesity
A new documentary series tackling the obesity epidemic doesn’t pull any paunches. Images of oversized hearts, diseased livers and 10-pound logs of fat lay the consequences of overeating on the table in “The Weight of the Nation.”
"The Weight Of The Nation": Documenting America's Obesity Epidemic: Part 1 - Consequences
68.8% of Americans are overweight or obese : this stunning fact, setting aside the unsustainability of US fiscal or monetary policy, means that something must change in this country, or very soon it won't matter if America has $20 trillion or $1 googol in debt: everyone will be simply too fat to care. And, shortly thereafter, too dead. Now that America's obesity epidemic is rapidly, and finally ...
Women and Obesity: How Far Have We Come?
New survey reveals that women don't understand some of the health consequences associated with obesity or the support options available
Review: HBO's 'Weight of the Nation' pounds away at obesity
The four-part 'Weight of the Nation' continues HBO's crusade for change, with a look at how obesity has affected Americans and what can be done for the long run. "The Weight of the Nation," HBO's new four-part documentary exploring the rising obesity rates among Americans, does not pussy-foot. Americans, we are told early and often, are simply too fat and their collective girth is straining more ...
Obesity climbs, still
By: Editorial Board We’ve heard much on the growing concern over America’s obesity rate. We’ve also heard plenty on why Americans are getting bigger — cost of food in grocery stores, regional options in food providers, household incomes, work schedules, low gas prices. ...
Will Obesity Reverse Rise in U.S. Life Expectancy?
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: Public health experts have long warned of a growing obesity epidemic in America. This week, government officials and others have launched a major campaign, warning those long-feared consequences are at hand. In a 474-page report, the Institute of Medicine called for systemic policy changes, from overhauling farm policies and the way food is marketed ...
A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soaring, Study Finds
The proportion of 12- to 19-year-olds who report having diabetes or "prediabetes" increased from 9 percent in 1999 to 23 percent in 2008, according to a paper published in the journal Pediatrics . "This report really sounds the alarm," says one researcher.
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