Obesity by itself is not a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a US study....The researchers found that the well-documented association between obesity and increased CVD risk ... with obesity was mediated through the metabolic syndrome rather than raised BMI itself. 'We found that obesity by itself, in the absence of the metabolic syndrome, does not predict CVD risk. It is only when ...
Research points to overweight and obesity increasing women's cancer risk, reports Sanjay Tanday....the hidden dangers of obesity in a report by the World Cancer Research Fund. National survey data from the UK indicate that around 23 per cent of women in England are obese and a further 34 per cent ... -29.9 were defined as overweight and women with a BMI of 30 or more were defined as obese in accordance ...
It is known that obesity in early pregnancy has serious health implications...Researchers from Newcastle carried out a study to investigate the association between BMI in early pregnancy and the risk of fetal and infant death. Data were obtained on pregnancies at five hospitals in the north of England between 2003 and 2005. The results showed that obese women with a BMI of 30kg/m 2 ...
The draft NICE guideline on obesity has been criticised by a UK expert for supporting bariatric...Dr David Haslam, the clinical director of the National Obesity Forum and a GP in Hertfordshire ... and there are now suggestion it is a first-line treatment for some people. The final NICE guideline on obesity is due in November. But Dr Haslam remains doubtful whether it will help GPs to reduce rates of obesity ...
Obesity raises the risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in women, but not in men...Italian population. Obesity was more common in the female GORD patients than in the general population ... Sapienza, said raised oestrogen levels may be to blame for the higher risk of GORD in overweight and obese ...
to treat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance, US researchers say.
One in 10 adults in the world are obese, latest figures show...., the proportion of obese men rose from 4.8% to 9.8% and obese women from 7.9% to 13.8%. Researchers found ... Health at Imperial College London, said: 'Our results show that overweight and obesity, high BP and high ... , as did using less salt and healthier, unsaturated fats.' UK obesity data ...
It is not enough to advise obese patients to eat less and do more, says Dr Jane Ogden....Obesity relates to two key behaviours, overeating and underactivity. The obvious solution is therefore to advise patients to eat less and exercise more. Most treatments for obesity have been designed ... to obesity treatment have a long history of failure, so will supplementing them with more medical solutions ...
Mums-to-be should consider the risk of being obese in the same way as smoking while pregnant, NICE.... Women who are obese when pregnant are more likely to develop impaired glucose tolerance, gestational ... with obesity in pregnancy as they are of the dangers of smoking while pregnant. Speaking to GP at the launch ... obesity. 'People all know about smoking in pregnancy and having small babies and you ask them about ...
is obese, a US study suggests....and DEXA data from 1,234 patients. In total, 689 were classified as obese using analysis of body fat ... classified as obese on the basis of BMI alone. The researchers conclude that BMI is a not a sensitive measure of obesity and that it under-diagnoses obesity levels in the population. 'The use of BMI should ...
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