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| | Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Obesity is a condition where the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and mammals is increased to a point where it is thought to be a significant risk factor for certain health conditions as well as increased mortality. | | | Much research focuses on new drugs to combat obesity, which is seen as the biggest health problem facing developed countries. | | | The focus on weight and body mass is fed, in their view, by a diet promotion industry, drug companies, and segments of the medical profession for profit purposes, by promoting a vision that equates health with slenderness, and makes extreme slenderness of a sort that is quite difficult for most people to achieve an ideal. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
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| | Weight Control and Diet |
| | Obesity places stress on bones and muscles, and overweight people are at higher risk for hernias, low back pain, and aggravation of gout and other arthritic conditions. | | | Obesity is also associated with a higher risk for stroke. | | | Obesity also puts people at risk for hypoxia, in which oxygen is insufficient to meet the body's needs. |
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http://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc53.html
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| | Obesity- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | A complete medical history, including age of onset, family history, eating and exercise behavior, smoking, alcohol use, and previous weight loss experience are all important. | | | Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California, San Francisco on July 8, 2005. | | | You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. |
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http://www.drkoop.com/encyclopedia/43/179.html
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| | Obesity |
| | Healthcare practitioners use a number of methods to determine if an individual is overweight or obese. | | | While animal studies have found DHEA to be effective in reducing body weight, studies of nonobese men and women showed that DHEA produced no change in total body weight, but measures of total body fat and LDL ("bad") cholesterol did improve. | | | Before attempting any diet—low-fat or high-protein—it is important to consult a healthcare practitioner for help in determining an appropriate weight loss program. |
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http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/Obesitycc.html
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| | eMedicine - Obesity : Article by Gabriel I Uwaifo, MBBS |
| | The history of obesity medications is replete with numerous disasters that have taught caution in the use of this group of medicines. | | | However, the notion that the observed increase in mortality and morbidity in patients who are obese is not entirely due to comorbidities previously was controversial. | | | When asking patients about their history, investigate whether the rest of the patient's family also has weight problems, inquire about the expectations of the subject, and estimate the level of motivation of the subject. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1653.htm
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| | Obesity |
| | Obesity in exercising, hypophagic rats treated with monosodium glutamate. | | | Decreased ketonaemia in the monosodium glutamate-induced obese rats. | | | Longitudinal studies, including feeding studies, in which neonatal/infant animals were given doses of monosodium glutamate and then observed over a period of months or years before being sacrificed for brain examination, repeatedly supported Olney's early findings. |
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http://www.truthinlabeling.org/Obesity.html
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| | American Obesity Association - Childhood Obesity |
| | The majority of parents in the U.S. (78 percent) believe that physical education or recess should not be reduced or replaced with academic classes. | | | Parents and healthcare professionals in the U.S. have used growth charts since the late 1970's to follow the progress in physical growth of infants, children and adolescents. | | | The AOA's focus on childhood obesity has involved lobbying Congress to provide more funding for prevention programs, collecting research for further understanding, and convening experts at our conference to explore questions and seek answers. |
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http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/prevalence.shtml
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| | American Obesity Association |
| | Health risks related to obesity improved or eliminated with bariatric surgery. | | | Bariatric surgery patients show improved mortality and morbidity. | | | AOA's web site has received an award from the Health Information Resource Center, which recognizes the best health information web sites for consumers and professionals. |
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http://www.obesity.org
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| | WIN - Publication - Understanding Adult Obesity |
| | Our bodies need calories to sustain life and be physically active, but to maintain weight we need to balance the energy we eat with the energy we use. | | | Women who are obese are more likely than nonobese women to develop cancer of the gallbladder, uterus, cervix, or ovaries. | | | The BMI is less likely to misidentify a person's appropriate weight-for-height range. |
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http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/understanding.htm
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| | Pediatric Oncall- Obesity |
| | The child is first assessed for the degree of obesity. | | | Sometimes, the child may develop severe headaches, which can even lead to loss of vision. | | | Specific tests may be required for specific genetic and hormonal conditions. |
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http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/obesity_one.asp
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| | NAASO, The Obesity Society |
| | This free-of-charge CME activity is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians (general medicine, internal medicine, and family practice), specialists in obesity and diabetes, and other healthcare professionals providing healthcare services to obese patients. | | | “The content of our journal is likely to reflect the changing focus of obesity research.” | | | All obesity treatment regimens must emphasize changes in lifestyle behaviors that promote decreasing energy intake and increasing levels of physical activity. |
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http://www.naaso.org
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| | Childhood Obesity |
| | Obesity is easier to prevent than to treat, and prevention focuses in large measure on parent education. | | | Childhood obesity most likely results from an interaction of nutritional, psychological, familial, and physiological factors. | | | Not only is this approach psychologically stressful, but it may adversely affect growth and the child's perception of "normal" eating. |
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http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/obesity.html
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| | Obesity |
| | Obesity is bad news for both body and mind. | | | Obesity also can lead to stroke, greater risk for certain cancers such as breast or colon cancer, and even death. | | | Obesity in young people can cause illnesses that once were thought to be problems only for adults, such as hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol levels, liver disease, and type 2 diabetes, a disease in which the body has trouble converting food to energy, resulting in high blood sugar levels. |
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http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/obesity.html
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| | Obesity (Weight Loss) — Complete medical information on this all too common disease on MedicineNet.com |
| | Liposuction - liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen (the "tummy"), buttocks ("behind"), hips, and thighs. | | | Obesity may also be associated with breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women. | | | The definition of obesity varies depending on what one reads, but in general, it is a chronic condition defined by an excess amount body fat. |
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http://www.medicinenet.com/obesity_weight_loss/article.htm
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| | Phentermine - Obesity Check.com - Control Obesity - Obese - Weight Loss |
| | Obesity Check.com does not prescribe or dispense medications. | | | Obesity Check.com is an online resource to obtain medical services and treatment safely and efficiently. | | | All prescribing and dispensing will be at the sole discretion of the contracted physician and pharmacy. |
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http://www.obesitycheck.com
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| | Obesity |
| | Recent studies also link obesity and asthma, another Steps-targeted condition. | | | These clinical practice guidelines are designed to help physicians in their identification and treatment of overweight and obesity, a growing public health problem. | | | Women, especially women of color, who are overweight or obese are at increased risk for high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, and some types of cancer. |
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http://www.4woman.gov/pub/steps/Obesity.htm
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| | º º Obesity - Obesity comes of eating disorder and fast food |
| | Not only you become tired and lazy but it also effects your joints and puts extra load on other parts of your body. | | | Obesity comes of eating disorder and fast food. | | | Obesity occurs due to accumulation of body fat. |
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http://www.obesity-check.com
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| | Obesity Tutorial |
| | Kushner R. Managing the obese patient after bariatric surgery: a case report of severe malnutrition and review of the literature. | | | Obesity: effects on the liver and gastrointestinal system. | | | Dietary patterns play a role in the development of steatosis (fatty change) in the liver. |
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http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/OBESITY/OBESITY.html
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| | Obesity - National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| | Click here for a list of ongoing clinical trials. | | | The NIH funds research studies about Obesity that you may be able to join. | | | Release of Clinical Guidelines To Identify, Evaluate, and Treat Overweight and Obesity in Adults |
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http://health.nih.gov/result.asp?disease_id=476
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| | Obesity - Diet-and-Health |
| | Obesity is a condition of excess body fat. | | | Body weight alone can be used to follow weight loss, and to determine the effectiveness of therapy. | | | Severe overweight increases the risk for high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes and, hence, for diseases for which these conditions are risk factors (diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, neurologic disorders, cancers, and kidney diseases). |
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http://www.diet-and-health.net/articles.php?cont=obesity
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| | Diet Pills Phentermine Adipex Didrex Diet Pills Phentermine |
| | Phentermine is a nonamphetamine drug used as a short-term appendage to treat obesity. | | | Didrex is an appetite suppressant used along with diet, exercise, and behavior therapy for the short-term management of obesity. | | | Didrex helps us in the treatment of exogenous obesity. |
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| | Obesity & Heart Health - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | Obesity is a condition in which a person has a 2 | | | Obesity & Heart Health - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: | | | There are a number of treatments available for obesity, including cutting calories, starting an exercise program, using healthy |
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http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/weightobesity/obesity.cfm
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| | Obesity Statistics and Causes- Childhood Obesity Help: HateWeight |
| | Obesity is a chronic disease with a strong familial component. | | | Obesity increases the risk of developing health related risks like high blood pressure, diabetes (type 2), heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease and cancer of the breast, prostate and colon. | | | The presence of co morbidities in obese patients should be considered when deciding on treatment options. |
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http://www.hateweight.com/what_is_obesity.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Obesity |
| | Obesity may increase the risk for some types of cancer. | | | Obesity increases a person's risk of illness and death due to diabetes, stroke, coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and kidney and gallbladder disorders. | | | It is also a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003101.htm
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| | Obesity and Overweight |
| | Obesity is defined as a BMI of 30.0 or greater (consistent with criteria of the World Health Organization), or about 30 pounds or more overweight. | | | Obesity is now recognized as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which can lead to heart attack. | | | Obesity is mainly caused by taking in more calories than are used up in physical activity and daily life. |
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| | Overweight and Obesity: Home DNPA CDC |
| | Overweight is a risk factor for health conditions such as diabetes and is associated with problems such as poor self-esteem. | | | Although one of the national health objectives for the year 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults to less than 15%, current data indicate that the situation is worsening rather than improving. | | | The good news is that schools can help students and staff adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors that are the keys to preventing obesity! |
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http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity
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| | BBC - Science & Nature - Hot Topics - Obesity |
| | Researches the cause, prevention and treatment of obesity | | | Obesity can lead to health problems, including arthritis, heart disease and diabetes | | | Yo-yo dieting leads nowhere and may be damaging. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/obesity
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| | Technorati Tag: obesity |
| | A tag is like a subject or category. | | | Discover how we at Barix Clinics have helped over 27,000 people find long term weight loss success where diets and drugs have failed. | | | Jenny Craig Weight Loss Plan The Jenny Craig weight loss plan teaches you how to get to your ideal body weight, increase your energy level and build more balance in your life. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/obesity
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| | WHO Obesity |
| | MeSH scope note: Increase in body weight beyond skeletal and physical standards as the result of an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. | | | - Obesity and overweight (WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health) | | | More than two times the ideal weight is considered OBESITY, MORBID. |
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http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en
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| | multi-disciplinary forum for research and treatment of massive obesity, including plastics, psychiatry, endo-crinology, ... |
| | OBESITY - ONLINE is a multi-disciplinary forum for research and treatment of massive obesity, including plastics, psychiatry, endo-crinology, nutrition, nursing, dietetics and allied health | | | multi-disciplinary forum for research and treatment of massive obesity, including plastics, psychiatry, endo-crinology, nutrition, nursing, dietetics and allied health, Obesity Surgery, Obesity, Fat, Overweight, Minimal Invasive Surgery, Miller, Miller MD (click on title) | | | Obesity Café - General Info - Original Article - Med Web Design - |
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http://www.obesity-online.com
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| | Overweight and Obesity: Obesity Trends DNPA CDC |
| | Results from the 1999–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 65 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese. | | | The prevalence of obesity is explained in a slide presentation format. | | | You may view the slides online or download them as a Microsoft PowerPoint Document (PPT). |
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http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend
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| | Obesity - MayoClinic.com |
| | The good news is that even a modest weight loss can bring health improvements. | | | Annually in the United States, more than 300,000 deaths are linked to obesity. | | | And childhood obesity is at an all-time high. |
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obesity/DS00314
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