Tag: Obesity
Attitudes Among Obese Are Not Aligned With Healthy Living
Consumers with obesity report favoring taste and value rather than health and nutrition
Adult Obesity Prevalence Varies With Level of Urbanization
Increased obesity for men, women living in medium, small versus large metropolitan statistical areas
Prevalence of Obesity 17.8 Percent for Youth in 2013 to 2016
Prevalence of severe obesity significantly higher among U.S. youth in non-metropolitan statistical areas
CDC: Obesity Prevalence Higher in Non-Metropolitan Counties
Largest absolute difference for non-metropolitan versus metropolitan counties in South, Northeast
Pre-Op Psychiatric Dx Not Tied to Bariatric Sx Outcomes in Teens
No association between presence, absence, number of diagnoses and post-surgery weight loss outcomes
CVD Risk Up Even in Metabolically Healthy Obese Women
Women with metabolically unhealthy normal-weight, overweight, obesity had considerably higher risk
CVD Risk Up Even in Metabolically Healthy Obese Women
Women with metabolically unhealthy normal-weight, overweight, obesity had considerably higher risk
Higher Adiposity Increases Odds of Smoking
Findings for both increased risk of being a smoker and higher number of cigarettes smoked daily
Metabolically Healthy Obesity Not Without Risk of CVD
Findings show MHO is transient, so not a reliable predictor of lower cardiovascular risk in the future
Severe Obesity Tied to Faster Progression to Disability With RA
Severely obese rheumatoid arthritis patients also had worse disability at baseline than overweight patients
