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| | Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve of humans or other mammals, which is stored in fat tissue, is expanded far beyond usual levels to the point where it impairs health. | | | Obesity is a significant public health concern throughout the developed and developing world. | | | Much research focuses on new drugs to combat obesity, which is seen as the biggest health problem facing developed countries. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
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| | Endotext.com - Obesity, Behavior Modification for Obesity |
| | Obesity can no longer be regarded simply as a cosmetic problem affecting certain individuals but must be considered an epidemic requiring effective measures for its prevention and management. | | | Studies of obese men and women have demonstrated that the obstruction occurs in the larynx and is associated with loss of tone of the muscles controlling tongue movement. | | | The increased incidence is more prominent for those with upper body fat distribution at lower degrees of obesity and is thought to be a direct consequence of hormonal changes. |
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http://www.endotext.org/obesity/obesity13/obesity13.htm
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| | Endotext.com - Obesity, Dyslipidemia of Obesity |
| | Although much work has been done to elucidate the complex pathogenesis of the dyslipidemia of obesity, more human studies are still needed. | | | These animal studies suggest that intestinal MTP could play some role in the postprandial dyslipidemia of diabetes in humans. | | | Most studies of lipoproteins have shown an inverse relationship between VLDL triglycerides and HDL cholesterol. |
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http://www.endotext.org/obesity/obesity10/obesity10.htm
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| | Primary Pulmonary Hyertension |
| | A central distribution of body fat enhances the risk for most of these conditions. | | | A positive association between central or upper body fat and hypertension has also been described in cross-sectional studies (91-93). | | | The issue has been complicated by the fact that these studies have been done by measuring upper body (or central) fat by anthropometric measures (waist-hip or skinfold thickness ratios). |
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http://www.softcom.net/users/tgtgti/article.htm
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| | Gen-Info-Cancer |
| | Overall, the incidence of cancer was increased by 16% in the cohort. | | | There is a sharp rise in the incidence of endometrial cancer as BMI climbs from 25 kg/m² ( | | | The changes in sex hormone levels associated with obesity may help to explain the increased risk of hormone-dependent cancers among obese patients. |
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http://www.obesity-online.com/Gen-Inf-Cancer.htm
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| | spiked-central Letter Obesity |
| | Lyons' concluding quip that 'obesity...will almost certainly only affect us after we have started collecting our pensions', is hopeful. | | | The Emotional Change website explains the real problem, and the solution. | | | Perhaps then, we might become just skin and bones. |
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http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/00000006DFC4.htm
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| | The Global Challenge of Obesity and the International Obesity Task Force |
| | The programme is based on activities promoting healthy eating habits and increased physical activity. | | | WHO (1998) World Health Report, Life in the 21st century: A vision for all. | | | Negative attitudes of health care professionals can seriously impede the treatment of overweight and obese patients. |
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http://www.iuns.org/features/obesity/obesity.htm
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| | Obesity |
| | But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight and the asthma it caused an obstacle to enjoying many activities. | | | A step-by-step guide to creating & promoting your own successful ezine! | | | Obesity is rapidly becoming a health crisis that... |
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http://bonose.com/Obesity.html
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| | TCS: Tech Central Station - Obesity: a Sign We're Doing Things Right |
| | Yet new research suggests this interpretation has got everything about face. | | | A 1999 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that even clinically obese people who were otherwise fit were actually less likely to die early than those of normal body weight who were unfit. | | | Obesity is not a symptom of a sick society, but a sign of a very healthy one. |
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http://www.techcentralstation.com/082704G.html
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| | GenomicsTrainingPerspectivesObesity and Genetics |
| | You can't change your genes, but you can change your behavior | | | This trend is particularly disturbing because obesity is central to the development of many chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and cancer. | | | Obesity is an increasingly important health problem in the United States and also worldwide. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/info/perspectives/files/obesedit.htm
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| | Nutrition Reviews: Central Obesity and Elevated Liver Enzymes |
| | This finding adds to the growing research specifically linking central adiposity, and more specifically, visceral adiposity, with adverse health effects. | | | The findings support the role of visceral adiposity as a predictor of increased levels of hepatic liver enzymes, and add to the growing literature on the adverse health effects of central obesity and the importance of clinical indicators other than BMI to measure risk. | | | AST levels were not consistently correlated with anthropometric measurements, ranging from -0.077 to 0.204. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3624/is_200410/ai_n9455921
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| | Hyperviscosity and microproteinuria in central obesity: relevance to cardiovascular risk |
| | SUBJECTS: Fifty-nine obese out-patients (31 with central and 28 with peripheral body fat distribution) and 24 healthy subjects. | | | CONCLUSIONS: The data demonstrated haemorheologic disorders related to pathologic proteinuria in patients with central obesity. | | | RESULTS: Higher blood viscosity (at low and high shear-rates), plasma viscosity, fibrinogen, erythrocyte aggregability and lower erythrocyte deformability were found in patients with central obesity than in patients with peripheral obesity (P<0.01) and in healthy subjects (P<0.001). |
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http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/ijo/journal/v21/n6/abs/0800421a.html
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| | Dyslipidemia of Central Obesity and Insulin Resistance |
| | Four common polymorphisms have been reported in the hepatic lipase promoter (64,65) that are in linkage dysequilibrium. | | | This association has been suggested to be caused by increased catabolism of HDL particles (36,37) in hypertriglyceridemic and insulin-resistant states. | | | After therapy for hyperglycemia, much of the remaining dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes is a reflection of the underlying central obesity and insulin resistance. |
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http://journal.diabetes.org/diabetescare/FullText/Supplements/DiabetesCare/Supplement399/C10.htm
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| | Nutrition Research Newsletter: Central obesity's role in hypertension - Abdominal Obesity |
| | Most professionals in the field of obesity believe that the link between obesity and hypertension is insulin resistance and the consequent hyperinsulinemia, however other mechanisms have been proposed, such as high leptin levels being responsible for the increases in blood pressure by adrenergic, or renal mechanisms. | | | From this data, it was concluded that the accumulation of visceral fat in centrally obese hypertensive women is associated with higher levels of blood pressure and insulin resistance. | | | However, the mechanism by which VF contributes to increased blood pressure appears to be independent of leptin or insulin levels. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0887/is_1_22/ai_97296524
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| | Muslim Health Network :: |
| | Central obesity is defined as a WHR of 0.95 or greater in men, and of 0.85 or greater in women. | | | However BMI does not take account of the distribution of fat around the abdomen, which has been recognised as a risk factor in relation to chronic diseases. | | | Generalised obesity is defined as BMI greater than 30 kg/m2. |
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http://www.muslimhealthnetwork.org/ff_obesity.shtml
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| | Effect of diet and moderate exercise on central obesity and associated disturbances, myocardial infarction and ... |
| | changes in patients with CAD may cause substantial reductions in central | | | Effect of diet and moderate exercise on central obesity and associated disturbances, myocardial infarction and mortality in patients with and without coronary artery disease -- Singh et al. | | | Effect of diet and moderate exercise on central obesity and associated disturbances, myocardial infarction and mortality in patients with and without coronary artery disease |
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http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/15/6/592
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| | ☼ all you need to know about obesity and central obesity |
| | Central obesity (or 'apple-shaped' or 'masculine' obesity), is when the main deposits of body fat are... | | | I was on a direct course for developing diabetes, increased risk of heart disease, increased risk of cancer, and a ton of other diseases related to obesity. | | | Results of a new study provide more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of developing diabetes. |
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http://www.obesity-help.info/obesity/central-obesity
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| | What's important about elderly women's fat? Amount or location? |
| | “Obesity is recognized as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease,” says American Heart Association President Robert Bonow, M.D. “Central obesity has previously been shown to particularly increase cardiovascular risk. | | | DALLAS, March 18 – For elderly women, the location of excess fat may be more important for their cardiovascular health than overall obesity, according to a surprising new study published in today’s rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. | | | Still, he says, women with excess peripheral fat who have high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol should have their cardiovascular health monitored closely. |
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010084
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| | Forum on Hepatitis and HIV Coinfection: Hepatitis and central obesity |
| | Getting rid of the fat in the liver is important in improving the biopsy and the prognosis of the HCV and its treatment. | | | Central obesity is related to fat in the liver which is also caused by HCV. | | | Forum on Hepatitis and HIV Coinfection: Hepatitis and central obesity |
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http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Hepatitis/Current/Q153445.html
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| | Optimal waist circumference cut-off values to identify subjects with overweight/obesity and central obesity in an urban ... |
| | Conclusion: Considering the low sensitivity and specificity of recommended waist action levels to detect both obesity and central obesity in Tehran men, application of these cut-off values for this population may not be suitable and further studies to determine optimum cut-off values are recommended. | | | This study was conducted to assess the sensitivity and specificity of recommended cutoff values for waist circumference and to determine the optimal cut-off values to detect obesity and central obesity in an urban population of Tehran. | | | Introduction: Obesity and central obesity are the most important predictors of non-communicable diseases. |
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http://www.ijem.org/iranian/20s/7.html
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| | Familial aggregation of central obesity in Southern Indians |
| | SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 1295 individuals from 300 families were studied in a community-based cross-sectional study in Chennai, India. | | | This intermediate quantitative trait may be more amenable than type 2 diabetes to genetic linkage studies. | | | Central fat was measured using sagittal abdominal diameter, and adjusted for age, BMI and body fat percentage measured by impedance. |
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http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/ijo/journal/v24/n11/abs/0801408a.html
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| | Abstract: 421 |
| | The response rate was similar in all age and sex groups. | | | Obesity, especially central obesity, is a paramount risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus.We sought to estimate the prevalences of obesity and central obesity and their association with type 2 diabetes mellitus in our community. | | | Materials and Methods: A random sample of 900 subjects over 30 years old (stratified by age and sex) was studied: data on age, sex and medication use were obtained, height, weight and waist perimeter were measured and standard oral glucose tolerance tests were performed. |
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http://www.easd.org/customfiles/easd/37th/Abs01/421.html
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| | Diabetes |
| | Results of a systematic literature review show that large infants or those who grow rapidly during infancy are at increased risk of obesity during childhood and adulthood. | | | The link between portion size and excess energy intake has been well established in the scientific literature, and several studies note a parallel increase in rates of obesity and increasing portion size. | | | Researchers found that each additional hour of TV watching by five-year-old children over the suggested two hours may increase the risk of obesity in 30 year olds by 7%. |
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http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1945
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| | Overall prevalence of overweight and obesity |
| | Central obesity (a waist-hip ratio of 0.95 and over in men and 0.85 and over in women) is also common among adults in | | | The prevalence of central obesity also increases with age, especially in men. | | | Data from 2003, show that around 33% of men and 30% of women have central obesity. |
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http://www.heartstats.org/datapage.asp?id=1010
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| | School tackles child obesity » ABC Central Victoria |
| | A Bendigo school is taking the lead by encouraging its students to adopt a healthy lifestyle. | | | Concern about increasing child obesity has prompted the Weeroona College into action. | | | School tackles child obesity » ABC Central Victoria |
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http://www.abc.net.au/centralvic/stories/s741471.htm
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| | CENTRAL OBESITY |
| | The medical glossary has been made possible by a generous donation from: | | | The deposition of obesity around the trunk sparing the limbs. |
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http://www.medhelp.org/glossary/new/GLS_0996.HTM
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| | Diabetes Core |
| | Having risk factors of insulin resistance such as central obesity and a family | | | However in a number of cases higher doses are used that leads to a labile course | | | According to Dr Atkins insulin is the main cause of weight gain and obesity. |
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http://www.diabetescore.com/insulin
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