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ObeseClinically severeSevereMiddle AgedBariatric34.9HypertensionSurgeryPrevalence of obesityMethodsComplicationsComorbiditiesOverweight and ObesityClass III obesitySystemic inflammationContribute to obesityChronic disease1975Develop obesityDisordersTreatmentMetabolicAbdominalCardiovascularDiagnosis2002EfficacyDiabetesIllnesses2000RiskDepressive symptomsRegulationMortalityWaistHabitsDecadesPeopleChildrenAssessExcessPercentageFactorsOutcomesHealth
Obese25
  • The CDC defines an adult (a person aged 20 years or greater) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater as obese and an adult with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 as overweight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Compared to non-obese Americans, between 2001 and 2016, obese Americans incurred an average of $2,505 more in medical expenses annually, and in 2016, the aggregate medical cost due to obesity in the United States of America was $260.6 billion. (wikipedia.org)
  • The obesity rate has steadily increased since 1960-1962, where approximately 13% of American adults were obese. (wikipedia.org)
  • By 2014, figures from the CDC found that more than one-third (crude estimate 36.5%) of U.S. adults and 17% of children were obese. (wikipedia.org)
  • The National Center for Health Statistics at the CDC showed in their most up to date statistics that 42.4% of U.S. adults were obese as of 2017-2018 (43% for men and 41.9% for women). (wikipedia.org)
  • The overweight + obese percentages for the overall US population are higher reaching 39.4% in 1997, 44.5% in 2004, 56.6% in 2007, 63.8% (adults) and 17% (children) in 2008, in 2010 65.7% of American adults and 17% of American children are overweight or obese, and 63% of teenage girls become overweight by age 11. (wikipedia.org)
  • As per national survey data, these trends indicate that by 2030, 86.3% of adults will be overweight or obese and 51.1% obese. (wikipedia.org)
  • Looking at the long-term consequences, overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight or obese adults, which increases to 80 percent if one or more parent is overweight or obese. (wikipedia.org)
  • More than one-third ( 34.9% or 78.6 million ) of U.S. adults are obese. (health.am)
  • In obese, nonpregnant individuals, at least some of the long-term cardiovascular morbidity was thought to be due to obesity-mediated systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction (Brook and associates, 2001). (health.am)
  • More than a third of U.S. adults are obese. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • People ages 60 and older are more likely to be obese than younger adults, according to the most recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Overweight and obesity are different points on a scale that ranges from being underweight to being morbidly obese. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • A person is considered obese if the BMI is greater than 30 and is considered to have morbid obesity if the BMI is 40 or greater. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Severe obesity is also a rising concern, with researchers finding that 2.3 percent of men and 5 percent of women are severely obese, meaning they have a BMI of over 35 kilograms per square meter. (voanews.com)
  • Morbid obesity, when a person's basic activities are impaired by being overweight, affects 1 percent of men and 2 percent of women, researchers said, adding that there are now 55 million morbidly obese adults. (voanews.com)
  • If the obesity trend continues, researchers said, by 2025, 18 percent of the world's men and 21 percent of the world's women will be obese. (voanews.com)
  • Our research has shown that over 40 years we have transitioned from a world in which underweight prevalence was more than double that of obesity, to one in which more people are obese than underweight," said Ezzati. (voanews.com)
  • The Ministry of Health estimates that one in three adult New Zealanders are obese. (wildtomato.co.nz)
  • Eighty-five obese adults (avg. (frontiersin.org)
  • These results indicate for the first time that KYN and indole TRP metabolic pathways are concomitantly altered in obese subjects and highlight their respective associations with obesity-related systemic inflammation. (frontiersin.org)
  • Alterations in TRP metabolism in obese subjects may also arise from the gut microbiota, which has been shown to be disrupted both at compositional and functional levels in obesity ( 20 - 22 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • This review draws attention to a limited evidence base, offers preliminary insight suggesting individuals with morbid obesity are prone to consuming poor quality diets similar to those reported for obese populations, and highlights challenges for future research. (scite.ai)
  • Most adults in the UK are overweight and one in five, around 8 million, is obese. (positivehealth.com)
  • In 2007, 25% of New Hampshire adults were obese (BMI 30) (S. (cdc.gov)
Clinically severe3
  • For an adult, clinically severe obesity, or 'morbid obesity,' involves having a body mass index of 40 or over. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Morbid obesity or clinically severe obesity is a condition characterized by body mass index (BMI) over 40 kg/m2, and involves serious health consequences. (symptoma.com)
  • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Clinical Guidelines recommend weight-loss surgery as "an option for well- informed and motivated patients who have clinically severe obesity (BMI 40) or a BMI 35 and serious comorbid conditions" (10). (cdc.gov)
Severe13
  • adults with a BMI of 40 or greater have class 3 obesity, which is also known as extreme or severe obesity (and was formerly known as morbid obesity). (wikipedia.org)
  • Severe obesity is defined as a BMI over 35 in the study. (wikipedia.org)
  • The impact of chronic pain varies, but some people experience severe pain every day: Responses to the Functioning and Disability Supplement of the 2012 National Health Interview Survey led to estimates that 126.1 million US adults experienced some pain during the previous 3 months. (lww.com)
  • Ms A, a 49-year-old woman with a history of severe obesity, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and multiple medical problems, was admitted to the hospital with severe anasarca and a chronic pleural effusion. (psychiatrist.com)
  • And this epidemic of severe obesity is too extensive to be tackled with medications such as blood pressure lowering drugs or diabetes treatments alone, or with a few extra bike lanes. (voanews.com)
  • Despite its proven safety and efficacy, bariatric surgery is an underutilized therapy for severe obesity. (nih.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: Severe obesity in adolescence is associated with reduced life expectancy and impaired quality of life. (lu.se)
  • METHODS: We did a nationwide, prospective, non-randomised controlled study of adolescents (aged 13-18 years) with severe obesity undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at three specialised paediatric obesity. (lu.se)
  • INTERPRETATION: Adolescents with severe obesity undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had substantial weight loss over 5 years, alongside improvements in comorbidities and risk factors. (lu.se)
  • Morbid obesity, also referred to as class III obesity, is a severe health condition with multiple chronic illnesses, side effects, and complications that significantly affect one's quality of life. (ibihealthcare.com)
  • This type of obesity is also referred to as severe, extreme, or morbid obesity. (sutterhealth.org)
  • Bariatric surgery is now tried out as a treatment option for adolescents with severe obesity where other treatment options have not been successful enough. (lu.se)
  • The studies indicate that, from a psychological perspective, adolescents with severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery are a vulnerable group, also in comparison to adults undergoing bariatric surgery. (lu.se)
Middle Aged1
  • K. M. Rex, D. F. Kripke and M. R. Klauber, "Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Middle-Aged Adults Predicts Significantly Higher Rates of Traffic Violations," Chest, Vol. 119, No. 5, 2001, pp. 1623-1624. (scirp.org)
Bariatric3
34.91
Hypertension8
  • Obesity may be caused by medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, and hypothalamic lesions or can aggravate a number of cardiac and respiratory diseases as well as diabetes and hypertension. (cms.gov)
  • Background: Nowadays, the high morbimortality of obesity is mainly related to diabetes, cancer, and hypertension. (edu.pe)
  • Methods: We performed an umbrella review that included systematic reviews of clinical trials that evaluated patients with hypertension and non-morbid obesity. (edu.pe)
  • In sub-Saharan Africa, hypertension followed by obesity was the commonly known cardiometabolic risk factors associated with the general adult population [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia are common in patients with DM, placing them at increased risk for cardiac events [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Cunningham and associates (1986) reported that obesity (weight greater than 200 pounds) and hypertension were common co-factors in causing peripartum heart failure. (health.am)
  • How- senting symptoms, response to treatment ever, over the last 2 decades, DM2 has and presence of other co-morbid condi- been emerging as a public health problem in tions (such as hypertension, acanthosis ni- children and adolescents [ 1-3 ]. (who.int)
  • Sorof J, Daniels S. Obesity hypertension in children: A problem of epidemic proportions. (medigraphic.com)
Surgery6
  • Prior to Mr A's surgery, he completed a "pre-assessment adult questionnaire" (undated). (hdc.org.nz)
  • Surgery is considered for morbid obesity only after all other interventions have been exhausted. (wildtomato.co.nz)
  • Managing obesity is a passion that I've developed over several years of seeing how much of an issue it is in New Zealand, and how people benefit from weight loss surgery. (wildtomato.co.nz)
  • We aimed to compare 5-year outcomes of adolescent surgical patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with those of conservatively treated adolescents and of adults undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, in the Adolescent Morbid Obesity Surgery (AMOS) study. (lu.se)
  • The studies are part of the Swedish national Adolescents Morbid Obesity Surgery (AMOS) study. (lu.se)
  • The annual rate of gastric bypass surgery increased significantly from 3.3 to 22.4 per 100,000 adults between 1996 and 2007. (cdc.gov)
Prevalence of obesity2
Methods1
Complications1
  • Weight problems with symptoms of associated complications are the major features of morbid obesity . (symptoma.com)
Comorbidities2
Overweight and Obesity2
Class III obesity6
Systemic inflammation1
Contribute to obesity2
Chronic disease2
19751
  • In what they're calling the "world's biggest obesity study," researchers from Imperial College London compared global body mass indices (BMI) from almost 20 million adults from 1975 to 2014. (voanews.com)
Develop obesity2
Disorders4
  • Obesity is also associated with infertility and menstrual irregularities, incontinence, and psychological disorders such as depression. (symptoma.com)
  • Our Sleep Disorders Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and includes both outpatient and home-based adult and pediatric sleep disorder evaluation. (matherhospital.org)
  • People with obesity in Romania are often under medical supervision, which is aimed to decrease body weight and treat accompanying metabolic disorders and cardiovascular implications. (scite.ai)
  • The burden of inadequate nutrition in individuals with obesity should be acknowledged and properly addressed within efforts to reduce obesity rates and associated disorders. (scite.ai)
Treatment8
  • Certain designated surgical services for the treatment of obesity are covered for Medicare beneficiaries who have a BMI ≥ 35, have at least one co-morbidity related to obesity and have been previously unsuccessful with the medical treatment of obesity. (cms.gov)
  • We hypothesize that the two manualized interventions in combination with mobile health-based monitoring and reinforcement will result in less depressive symptoms and obesity compared to treatment as usual in adolescents and young adults with ADHD. (uab.cat)
  • If you have, then the following clinical vignette and discussion should prove to be a useful stimulus for learning more about obesity, its assessment, and its treatment. (psychiatrist.com)
  • New American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines also now recommend pharmacotherapy obesity treatment for children ages 12 and older. (kff.org)
  • Changes in physicians' practice stemming from the updated treatment recommendations could have an impact on Medicaid programs and enrollees because Medicaid now covers half of all children in the U.S., and an even larger percentage of children who are likely to have obesity . (kff.org)
  • Impact of Prompt Influenza Antiviral Treatment on Extended Care Needs After Influenza Hospitalization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. (cdc.gov)
  • We compared clinical outcomes in adolescent surgical patients with those of matched adolescent controls undergoing conservative treatment and of adult controls undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (lu.se)
  • The Intra-oral Alimentary Satiety Device can be considered a safe and effective method which, together with a hypocaloric diet, shows satisfactory results, thus proving to be an important auxiliary option in the treatment of obesity. (bvsalud.org)
Metabolic3
  • The aim of this study was to determine whether the mean size of fat cells in either visceral or subcutaneous adipose tissue has an impact on the metabolic and inflammatory profiles in morbid obesity. (nih.gov)
  • HsIL-6 and hsCRP were increased in obesity and were overall associated with TRP metabolic pathways alterations. (frontiersin.org)
  • Obesity is a metabolic disorder characterized by a chronic low-grade inflammatory state, as reflected in increased levels of circulating inflammatory markers, including pro-inflammatory cytokines and the acute phase protein C-reactive protein (CRP) ( 1 - 4 ). (frontiersin.org)
Abdominal2
Cardiovascular2
  • Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Goran MI, Ball GDC, Cruz ML. Obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. (medigraphic.com)
Diagnosis1
  • This finding can inform efforts in health care settings related to providing diet and nutrition, exercise, and weight-reduction health- education services, especially when obesity is a listed diagnosis. (cdc.gov)
20022
  • From 2000-2002 to 2013-2015, the percentage of older adults who met the 2008 federal guidelines for aerobic activity increased from 35.7% to 42.5% among persons aged 65-74 years, from 24.5% to 30.9% among persons aged 75-84 years, and from 11.9% to 19.4% among persons aged 85 years or older. (cdc.gov)
  • Myles and co-workers (2002) found that obesity was an independent risk factor for postcesarean infection morbidity. (health.am)
Efficacy2
  • To date, no randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been performed to establish feasibility and efficacy of these interventions targeting the prevention of co-morbid depression and obesity in ADHD. (uab.cat)
  • A. E. Sher, K. B. Schechtman and J. F. Piccirillo, "The Efficacy of Surgical Modifications of the Upper Airway in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome," Sleep, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1996, pp. 156-177. (scirp.org)
Diabetes5
  • The relationship between obesity and diabetes has been well documented in the Ghanaian population [ 5 , 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer , some of the leading causes of preventable death. (health.am)
  • The clinical characteristics were: pubertal onset, female preponderance, obesity, strong family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, high plasma glucose at presentation, adequate cell reserve and serum pancreatic islet cell antibody negativity. (who.int)
  • Their BMI is 35 or above and they suffer from one or more obesity-related health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, or high blood pressure. (ibihealthcare.com)
  • The top three killers in America - heart disease, diabetes and cancer - are related to obesity and poor nutrition. (positivehealth.com)
Illnesses1
  • Childhood obesity has soared in the past 3 decades, meaning more children are at risk of obesity-related illnesses. (medicalnewstoday.com)
20001
  • In 2000, the total cost of obesity for children and adults in the United States was estimated to be US$117 billion (US$61 billion in direct medical costs). (wikipedia.org)
Risk10
  • Background: The risk for major depression and obesity is increased in adolescents and adults with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adolescent ADHD predicts adult depression and obesity. (uab.cat)
  • There have been many studies conducted identifying hip fracture risk in older adults. (springer.com)
  • In a study among South African blacks, WHtR was found as a significant predictor for all cardiometabolic risk components after 5 years in an adult population [ 18 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The application of WHtR provides an alternative anthropometric index of central obesity that avoids the limitations of WC because the inclusion of height into the index enhances the avoidance of any potential confounding of cardiometabolic risk by height [ 19 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Your healthcare providers use BMI to find out your risk for obesity-related diseases. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • But the risk factors that determine obesity can be complex. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • 35 inches for women) has been shown to be an independent predictor of risk factors for obesity and increased morbidity. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Obesity is strongly associated with osteoarthritis, and in particular a dose dependent relationship has been found to exist between BMI and risk of developing osteoarthritis of the knees. (laparoscopic.md)
  • Excessive osteoarthritis of otherwise healthy joints is known to contribute towards osteoarthritis, but obesity is also a risk factor for developing osteoarthritis in non-weight-bearing joints, and current research indicates a more complex relationship exists between osteoarthritis and obesity than can be explained by biomechanical stress alone. (laparoscopic.md)
  • The other ing a mercury sphygmomanometer with an risk factors are a family history of DM2, adult-sized cuff. (who.int)
Depressive symptoms1
  • Exercise intervention (EI) reduces obesity and improves depressive symptoms. (uab.cat)
Regulation2
  • Body-weight regulation: causes of obesity. (medigraphic.com)
  • There are several factors that act and interact in the regulation of food intake and energy deposition, contributing to the development and maintenance of obesity, including: endocrinal, adipose, intestinal and neuronal factors 2 . (bvsalud.org)
Mortality1
  • Obesity and overweight affect, worldwide, over 1.7 billion people and is associated with premature mortality, chronic diseases and increase in health costs. (bvsalud.org)
Waist2
  • The sample comprised 2444 participants who were genotyped for 11 obesity variants and had body mass index (BMI), waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR), physical activity and smoking measures at 36, 43, 53 and 60-64 years of age. (nature.com)
  • Obesity can also be measured by waist-to-hip ratio. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Habits3
  • however, this may vary significantly by age, dietary habits, gender, and even among participants with morbid obesity [ 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Diet and nutritional habits represent the main contributors to obesity-related alterations in the gut microbiota given their major role in shaping intestinal bacteria environment. (frontiersin.org)
  • The causes vary and include everything from chronic exposure to cancer-causing toxins, poor diet and lifestyle habits, morbid obesity, and environmental carcinogens, including the chemicals doused on industrial agriculture crops. (newstarget.com)
Decades1
  • Although it is reassuring that the number of underweight individuals has decreased over the last four decades, global obesity has reached crisis point. (voanews.com)
People7
  • Many people with obesity who lose large amounts of weight and gain it back think it is their fault. (medlineplus.gov)
  • However, h1h1 can be a serious health concern for children, adults 65 and older, and people with certain medical conditions. (dignityhealth.org)
  • However, this is the first study, to the best of our knowledge, that assessed micronutrient intakes in people with obesity who were under medical supervision and that, at best, may have received recommendations mainly focused on the macronutrient content of food, but with no implemented follow-up plans. (scite.ai)
  • Like many words today, the word morbid has been misused to the extent that most people do not know its proper meaning. (ibihealthcare.com)
  • When people use the word morbid in conjunction with obesity, it contributes to the already misguided social stigma faced by the large group of individuals suffering from it. (ibihealthcare.com)
  • According to the UK's Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, 'the increase in obesity reflects changes in lifestyle, the increasing mechanization of modern life, people being more sedentary, and a diet richer in energy dense foods. (positivehealth.com)
  • 2 for people who have a BMI of 35 or higher and have an obesity-related comorbidity. (cdc.gov)
Children7
  • The way we eat when we are children can affect the way we eat as adults. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Mrs. Owens had a loving husband, adult-aged children and young grandchildren. (svmic.com)
  • Approximately 17% (or 12.7 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 - 19 years had obesity. (health.am)
  • This report is an attempt to char- obesity, serum pancreatic auto-antibodies acterize the features of DM2 in children and fasting serum C peptide and insulin lev- and adolescents attending a 500-bed teach- els. (who.int)
  • Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance among children and adolescents with marked obesity. (medigraphic.com)
  • Check-ups, screenings and sick visits for adults and children. (sutterhealth.org)
  • 1970 and 2008 among adults (from 15% to 34%), and children and adolescents (from 5% to 17%) (3-5). (cdc.gov)
Assess2
  • Before adoption of the BMI, investigators used a variety of definitions of obesity to assess risks during pregnancy. (health.am)
  • Individuals with obesity, recruited in the context of a study with a larger scope (NutriGen ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02837367), who were under medical supervision underwent four 24 h recalls in order to assess daily food intakes. (scite.ai)
Excess4
  • The most basic definition of obesity refers to having excess fat. (psychiatrist.com)
  • According to data from the Brazilian Household Budget Survey Brasileira 3 held between 2008 and 2009, about half of the adult population had excess body weight. (bvsalud.org)
  • This excess in male adults increased from 18.5% in 1974 to 50.1% in the year of the survey. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the Southern region the prevalence of excess weight was 56.8% for males and 51.6% in females as well as being the region with the highest percentage of obesity: 15.9% of men and 19.6% of women. (bvsalud.org)
Percentage2
  • Additionally, this report estimated the percentage of adults who used one or more opioid prescription pain medications (with or without use of non-opioid prescription pain medications) and the percentage who used one ore more non-opioid prescription pain medication (without use of prescription opioids). (cdc.gov)
  • The WHO declared morbid obesity a global epidemic due to the alarmingly high percentage of the world's population suffering from this condition. (ibihealthcare.com)
Factors2
Outcomes1
  • 80 matched adolescent controls and 81 matched adult controls were enrolled for comparison of outcomes. (lu.se)
Health11
  • Obesity is a chronic health problem. (wikipedia.org)
  • A new NCHS report examines health care visits for obesity by adults aged 20 and over in 2012. (cdc.gov)
  • The main implication of these findings relates to the provision of weight-related health-education services at visits for obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • Morbid obesity was the genesis of her health problems. (svmic.com)
  • Being overweight for most of her adult life eventually caused chronic back problems, sleep apnea, a host of heart problems, fibromyalgia and other health issues. (svmic.com)
  • During that time Dr. Houser had seen thousands of patients with diagnoses nearly identical to that of Lisa Owens: chronic back pain and other health issues, the common denominator being morbid obesity. (svmic.com)
  • Obesity and associated health risks have increased health care costs in the United States. (symptoma.com)
  • They also use the phrases morbidly higher weight or morbid obesity to accurately describe an individual whose body weight has reached the point of causing health issues. (ibihealthcare.com)
  • Additionally, your doctor might also consider conducting a panel of tests to identify any health conditions associated with weight gain or resulting from obesity. (ibihealthcare.com)
  • Early maladaptive schemas and cognitive distortions in adults with morbid obesity: Relationships with mental health status. (bvsalud.org)
  • Obesity is a growing public health concern in the United States (1,2). (cdc.gov)