Obesity in Middle Age Increases Dementia Risk
Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fatty or adipose tissue. Obesity results from unbalanced energy budgets. An overweight person consumes food energy in excess of expenditure and stores the surplus in body fat. The presence of this excess fat impairs the functioning of many important organs and body systems and can lead to multiple health problems Read more
Obesity Increases Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Obesity is known to predict prostate cancer progression in men who undergo radical prostatectomy, or complete surgical removal of the prostate gland, Dr. David Palma and colleagues from the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada, pointed out.The researchers therefore examined whether obesity is associated with outcome for patients who undergo external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Read more
Overweight Children - Prevention and Treatment
The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has dramatically increased. There may be vulnerable periods for weight gain during childhood and adolescence that also offer opportunities for prevention of overweight. Overweight in children and adolescents can result in a variety of adverse health outcomes, including type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and the metabolic syndrome. The best approach to this problem is prevention of abnormal weight gain. Read more
Morbid Obesity Risk Factors and Treatment
Obesity becomes “morbid” when it reaches the point of significantly increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities) that result either in significant physical disability or even death. As you read about morbid obesity you may also see the term “clinically severe obesity” used. Both are descriptions of the same condition and can be used interchangeably. Read more
More on Rimonabant for Obesity
Obesity is becoming a problem going out of hand. It is time to curtail the problem by resorting to some means or the other. Traditional obesity reduction methods like doing exercises and having a controlled diet are fast becoming a thing of the past. But one should never underestimate the potential of these past methods to curtail obesity. Read more
Infant Obesity and Healthy Eating Habits
Earlier, a fat child meant a healthy child, one who was likely to survive the rigors of undernourishment and infection. In the past decade however, excessive fat has become one of the primary childhood health problems. Obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of body fat. Today obesity in children and adolescents has become a serious issue especially in the United States, with over 25 % of children considered obese. Read more
Introduction to Childhood Obesity
Childhood health and nutrition are of great concern to the British Medical Association. Placing the needs of children at the centre of our thinking is vital, as this period is a crucial stage in development. Childhood obesity rates in the UK are soaring. This is extremely worrying as obesity can cause heart disease, osteoarthritis and some cancers. Read more
Five Quick and Easy Weight Loss Steps
Obesity rates are rising ever higher, particularly among children. You don’t have to make drastic changes all at once. But if you don’t do anything today, there is a good chance that your overweight kids will continue to become overweight adults. Vincent Iannelli, M.D., (Pediatrics) offers these five quick and easy weight loss steps that can help you & your child live healthier. Read more
Obesity Causes and Diagnosis
Obesity means an excess amount of body fat. No general agreement exists on the definition of obesity in children as it does adults. Most professionals use published guidelines based on the body mass index(BMI), or a modified BMI for age, to measure obesity in children. Others define obesity in children as body weight at least 20% higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height, or a body fat percentage above 25% in boys or above 32% in girls. Read more
Does Obesity Increase Colon Cancer Risk
Obesity is known to induce insulin resistance, a condition whereby some organs become resistant to the effect of insulin to shuttle glucose into cells, especially after a meal high in carbohydrates. To compensate for this resistance to insulin, the pancreas produces more insulin, which leads to an increase in circulating insulin levels. Read more
