Being Extremely Obese Can Cut Up to 14 Years of Your Life (VIDEO)
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Being Extremely Obese Can Cut Up to 14 Years of Your Life
Adults with extreme obesity have increased risks of dying at a young age from cancer and many other causes including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney and liver diseases, according to results of an analysis of data pooled from 20 large studies of people from three countries. The study, led...
Obesity Prevalence Remains High in U.S.; Women Over 60 At Particular Risk
Obesity Prevalence Remains High in U.S.; Women Over 60 At Particular Risk
Obesity / Abnormal Heart Tied Together and so May Be Cure (Video)
Obesity / Abnormal Heart Tied Together and so May Be Cure
Obesity / Abnormal Heart Tied Together and so May Be Cure
(JAMA) ÛÏAtrial fibrillation , abnormal heartbeat, has been described as the epidemic of the new millennium, with a projection that by 2050 there will be 12 million to 15 million affected individuals in the United States. In the United States, the direct economic cost of atrial fibrillation is estimated at...
Obesity As a Disease – Really! (VIDEO)
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Americans Living Longer but Are Less Healthy (VIDEO)
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Americans Living Longer but Are Less Healthy
Wrong, wrong, wrong. So just on the heels of reporting that if you make it to 90 you have a reasonable shot at living with a quality of life to 95 comes this. Americans are living longer than they did two decades ago, but they are losing ground on key...
We’re Exercising More But Getting Nowhere!
A study in Population Health Metrics shows that while we are exercising more as a country, we are not gaining in the battle of obesity. Obesity and physical inactivity are associated with several chronic conditions, increased medical care costs, and premature death.åÊ Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS),...
Obesity As a Disease – Really!
åÊ The American Medical Association recently voted to define obesity as a disease, making it a medical condition requiring treatment that should be covered by insurance. Obesity affects more than a third of adults and 17 percent of children nationwide. The AMA took its vote during its annual meeting after...