It is vital that professionals know the risks associated with obesity in pregnancy, says Dr Polly...There is an obesity epidemic in the UK today. The latest Health Survey for England data showed that in 2009, 61% of adults were overweight. Of these, 23% of adults were obese, with a BMI greater than 35kg ... As the prevalence of obesity increases it is vital that healthcare professionals understand the care issues posed ...
Section 1: Aetiology and epidemiology Over the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has ... today are overweight and 400 million obese. 1 In England, a quarter of adults are obese and ... will be obese by 2050. 2 Obesity is the most common disorder of childhood and adolescence; in 2007, 15.4 per ...
2007; 120: 242 50 It is generally felt that the current epidemic of obesity is a modern phenomenon ... to 35 per cent in the 1990s while obesity went from 5.8 per cent to 14.8 per cent and stage II obesity from 0.2 per cent to 5.4 per cent. The level of obesity has risen steadily over the last five decades ...
in the house. Obesity in pregnancy N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 1,444-53 This US study used electronic ... of healthcare services. Women who were overweight or obese had longer lengths of stay in hospital. A higher ... of stay for obese women were due to the increased rates of caesarean sections and obesity-related high ...
Investing in community prevention strategies is the key to fighting obesity, writes Dr David Haslam....Primary care cannot possibly shoulder the responsibility for childhood obesity, when it is clearly ... life). However, attempting to solve the problem of childhood obesity by preventing it is like ... . The appropriate management, rather than mere prevention, of childhood obesity is paramount; therefore primary care ...
GPs need to hone their consulting skills to tackle obesity effectively, says Jane Deville-Almond....While including obesity in the GMS quality framework this year is restricted to compiling a ... time for GPs to hone their consulting skills so that they have more success in persuading obese ... the words fat or obese but this does not mean you should never use them. Being fat is still largely ...
of menopause may vary depending on factors, such as individual perception, obesity and other associated medical ... , may predispose women to obesity, if lifestyle modifications are not made. Obesity in the UK A 2006 report showed that 24 per cent of adults in England were classified as obese and women are more ...
prevention of AMD, and patient advice about AMD should be to stop smoking. Can education cut obesity BMJ, 2007;335: 762-4 With the promise of new schemes aimed at reducing obesity in the UK, this study was a disappointing read. It looked at the longer-term effects of an obesity prevention programme in schools. I ...
at diagnosis. Obesity in children and adolescents BMJ, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39320.843947.BE In the face of rising childhood obesity, it seems an attractive thing to do to make young people exercise more. But does ... be considered in these patients. Obesity in adolescents is easier to influence with exercise than ...
Weight loss in children Arch Dis Child 2006; 91: 920-23 If we are going to reduce the childhood obesity problem, we need to understand what makes children want to lose weight, and what prevents ... attending an obesity clinic. Unsurprisingly it was social problems such as torment and exclusion, and a ...
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