Tag: Obesity
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
Review: Need to Strengthen Natural Experiments in Obesity
Position paper offers guidance for strengthening methods for assessing natural experiments
Factors ID’d to Predict Fatty Liver in Obese Teens
African-American obese teens more susceptible to fatty liver effects on glucose metabolism
Factors ID’d for Breastfeeding Behavior in Women With BMI ≥30
Factors include intention to breastfeed, belief in breast milk's nutritional sufficiency, body image
