Top Research Papers on Obesity

BMI as an indicator of ‘excessive adiposity’ is inherently flawed, particularly in those people with abnormal body habitus, and therefore stumbles as a definition of obesity in some people with excessive muscularity.

The American Medical Association has announced this week that it now recognises obesity as a disease, and will help change the way the medical community tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans.

Genomics, level of toxicant load, amount of exercise, and ratio of omega 6/3 fatty acid ratio are greater determinants of disease risk than adipose mass.

Obesity in a dog is not a sign of moral weakness in either the animal or its owner – but a genuine disease requiring prompt and effective veterinary attention, delegates attending BSAVA Congress 2019 will hear.

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This monograph of 100 odd text pages merits being characterized as both comprehensive and critical on the one hand and concise and constructive on the other.

A systematic review of the literature on the direct and indirect costs of obesity in Brazil found that the wide variance in methods used to calculate direct costs in the country restricts the ability to summarize the available evidence.

There is no proven preventive strategy but limiting time in front of computer and TV screens appears important and drug and surgical treatments have a role in a small number of children, but should always be used on a background of a behavioural weight management programme.

The two most important germ cell tumours were dysgerminoma and teratoma; these morphologically resemble their counterparts in women, with the exception that teratomas in animals tend less to malignancy.

States are taking action by incorporating anti-obesity measures into their transportation and education policies, and obesity adds an estimated $147 billion to U.S. health care expenditures each year.

This work aims to achieve realistic gradual weight loss and prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with obesity, without undue adverse effects, and finds no studies that used the primary outcomes of functional morbidity or mortality.

An excess of weight, more than 10 per cent, above the average for an individual's height, age, sex and race, is probably as much as can be allowed for peculiarities of body build.

It is demonstrated that this diet (low carb, hight fat, 3-fold meal diet with lunch before 3 p.m.) is associated with statistically different changes in BMI, waist, body fat and HOMA-IR and the intervention was more effective among patients in second group.

Weight management, Pharmacotherapy, Bariatric surgery,Structure of treatment, conditions, and the motivation for treatment are investigated.

This study shows that the majority of patients do not weigh frequently, but would be willing to weigh daily, and have this data transmitted to their HCP, which may be ideal for this type of health care.

Obesity explains what scientists now know about the causes and consequences of being overweight, including the latest on the links between obesity and heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, asthma, and sleep difficulties.

There is good evidence that obese patients who lose weight reduce their risk for comorbid diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease, and experience improved overall quality of life.

This review summarizes the evidence-based strategies physicians can employ to identify, prevent, and treat obesity, including best practices to diagnose and counsel patients, to assess and address the burden of weight-related disease including weight stigma, and to address secondary causes of weight gain.

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Obesity: Your Questions Answered, a part of Greenwood’s Q&A Health Guides series, answers questions related to this high-interest topic in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format that anticipates readers’ needs and concerns.