Obesity
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Understand and Prevent Obesity
An estimated 97 million adults in the United States are overweight or obese. In European Union over 50% of both men and women were overweight, and roughly 23% of women and 20% of men were obese, a condition that substantially raises their risk of morbidity from hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, and endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancers.
(1) Concepts of Obesity
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BMI - Calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index)
Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index (BMI), also known as the Quetelet Index, is a measure combining the weight and height of an individual. Body mass index can be calculated by dividing the weight by the square of the height.
(23) Obesity
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Fault Lines : Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America
Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity
Morbidity
Above a BMI of 20 kg/m2, morbidity for a number of health conditions increases as BMI increases.
(2) Concepts of Obesity
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World Food Center: Good Food For All
Accessibility of Foods
If obesity depends to some extent on the overeating of food, then removing access to that food should logically lead to a reduction in cases of obesity.
(24) Obesity
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Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity
Morbidity
Dyslipidemia
The Dyslipidemia is manifested by:
High total cholesterol
The relationship of the age-adjusted prevalence of high total cholesterol, defined as>= 240 mg/dL (6.21 mmol/L), to BMI from NHANES III.
(3) Concepts of Obesity
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Access to Nutritious Foods
The environment strongly influences food purchasing and consumption behaviors.
