• Overall the prevalence of obesity in Tehran children and adolescents increased significantly from 2000 to 2006 while blood pressure and serum lipid concentrations decreased. (who.int)
  • The increased prevalence of obesity in Tehran children and adolescents is of concern and requires monitoring. (who.int)
  • Available evidence clearly indicates a rapid progression in the prevalence of obesity worldwide. (researchgate.net)
  • As a consequence, there has also been a marked increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes all over the world and this chronic metabolic disease is now considered as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent. (researchgate.net)
  • Blue-collar workers have the highest prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the country. (cdc.gov)
  • Previous research shows that in the past 30 years, artificial sweeteners and diet soda intake have increased, yet the prevalence of obesity has also seen a dramatic increase in the same time period. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The prevalence of obesity in children and adults is increasing in the UK and elsewhere across all gender, age, race and ethnicity groups. (gpnotebook.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most common cause of death in women and men in the developed world, despite the multiple epidemiologic and interventional studies that demonstrate significant declines in CVD incidence and prevalence with adherence to a healthy lifestyle and identification and treatment of risk factors. (aafp.org)
  • to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and the body fat topography in children and adolescents from both sexes aged 6 to 19 years old with Down syndrome, residents in the city of Campinas, São Paulo. (bvsalud.org)
  • the assessment of the prevalence of obesity and subcutaneous fat topography are important resources to support researchers, and practitioners who work directly on improving the quality of life of children and adolescents with Down syndrome. (bvsalud.org)
  • Since the 80s, studies have shown a higher prevalence of obesity among the various populations in developed and developing countries 4 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: To compare the prevalence of central obesity among men and women with Diabetes mellitus in NorthCentral Nigeria. (bvsalud.org)
  • In a separate study, Dun and colleagues compared HIIT to moderate-intensity training for patients in cardiac rehabilitation with metabolic syndrome, a cluster of disorders associated with heart disease including high blood pressure, blood sugar, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. (acc.org)
  • Testosterone has been found to inhibit triglyceride uptake and lipoprotein lipase activity and cause a rapid turnover of triglycerides in abdominal adipose tissue (Martin et al, 1996). (bhma.org)
  • Evidence linking depression to metabolic syndrome abnormalities indicates that depression is especially associated with its obesity-related components (for example, abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia). (biomedcentral.com)
  • In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are overweight or obese, antidiabetic medications that have additional actions to promote weight loss (such as glucagonlike peptide-1 [GLP-1] analogs or sodium-glucose-linked transporter-2 [SGLT-2] inhibitors) are suggested, in addition to the first-line agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, metformin. (medscape.com)
  • Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor in overweight adolescents. (healthline.com)
  • The development of overweight and obesity during late childhood and early adolescence is one of the most critical issues in public health. (researchgate.net)
  • Aims: To evaluate the association between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity (MHO) status and longitudinal cognitive function while also considering the stability of the condition. (researchgate.net)
  • When fat is stored in the abdomen of overweight people, it is called android obesity. (gurze.com)
  • People who are overweight have a higher all-cause mortality than average, which increases with greater obesity. (gpnotebook.com)
  • Signs, or indications that an individual should undergo testing to determine whether they have prediabetes, include overweight or obesity in combination with at least one of the following risk factors: family history of diabetes, high-risk race/ethnicity (i.e. (examine.com)
  • A hypocaloric diet is a powerful intervention for people with prediabetes and overweight or obesity, as achieving and maintaining significant weight loss (at least 5% of initial body weight) can prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes. (examine.com)
  • All of the above-mentioned disorders contribute to metabolic syndrome and are related to the development of type 2 diabetes and ischaemic heart disease. (hindawi.com)
  • Direct health care costs arising from obesity or related disorders account for up to 10 percent of U.S. health care expenditures, the researchers noted in their study. (labmanager.com)
  • Moreover, a majority of the MHO population tends to progress towards "metabolically unhealthy obesity" or MUO over a number of years , leading to enhanced risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other disorders linked with obesity. (theconversation.com)
  • Post-mortem analyses of coronary arteries have indicated that obesity (associated with a high accumulation of abdominal fat measured at autopsy) was predictive of earlier and greater extent of large vessels atherosclerosis as well as increase of coronary fatty streaks. (researchgate.net)
  • Metabolic syndrome linked to abdominal obesity is also predictive of recurrent coronary events both in post-myocardial infarction patients and among coronary artery disease men who underwent a revascularization procedures. (researchgate.net)
  • After a median follow-up of 17.9 years, there were 291 cases of CVD (coronary heart disease [CHD], stroke, or the combination of both). (imsociety.org)
  • The issue is that it leads to coronary disease. (consultantlive.com)
  • STRADIVARIUS , a double-blind randomized controlled trial with over 800 patients conducted at 112 centres in North America, Europe and Australia was designed to determine whether treatment with 20 mg of the CB-1 antagonist rimonabant (an anti-obesity drug now available in many countries but not in Canada or the US) would reduce progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with abdominal obesity and the metabolic syndrome. (drsharma.ca)
  • In addition to accounting for the presence or absence of preexisting coronary heart disease or its equivalents (e.g., diabetes, chronic kidney disease), cardiovascular risk can be further calculated with the Framingham risk score, which is based on age, sex, smoking history, and lipid and blood pressure levels. (aafp.org)
  • METHODS: Seventeen children and adolescents with abdominal obesity and 17 healthy controls were studied. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Children and adolescents with abdominal obesity presented impaired RCT, which was associated with modifications in proinflammatory fatty acids, such as palmitoleic and myristic, thus contributing to increased cardiovascular disease risk. (bvsalud.org)
  • In children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS), high obesity levels were also recorded from the 80's to the present days 5,6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Thus, care with the obesity control in children and adolescents with DS should be redoubled, because excess body fat is one of the characteristics of the syndrome, which can seriously contribute to the increased incidence of several diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore, the study of the body fat behavior through the assessment of the body composition, occupies an important space in the identification of the levels of obesity in various populations, especially in children and adolescents with Down syndrome. (bvsalud.org)
  • Both overall obesity and abdominal obesity were related to incidence of AF in this population-based study, although the relationship for overall obesity was stronger. (lu.se)
  • The incidence of obesity in those living at elevations of at least 9,843 feet was 50% less than those living below 1,640 feet. (cedars-sinai.org)
  • In addition, the incidence of diabetes is higher in Hispanic females, which raises their risk for cardiovascular disease or an event. (healthcarenews.com)
  • The Longitudinal Study for Adult Health (ELSA) is a prospective cohort study designed to assess the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes as well as their biological and social determinants. (scielosp.org)
  • Risks for teens include nutritional deficiencies and increased incidence of abdominal surgeries. (childrenscolorado.org)
  • A five-year follow- up study of Swedish men indicated that elevated plasma cortisol and low testosterone were prospectively associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular-related events and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) (Rosmond et al, 2003). (bhma.org)
  • As with all chronic medical conditions, effective management of obesity must be based on a partnership between a highly motivated patient and a committed team of health professionals. (medscape.com)
  • While mortality rates for most chronic illnesses (heart disease, malignancy, stroke) have declined in the U.S., mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has increased over the past 3 decades. (cdc.gov)
  • Findings raise concerns about the safety of chronic diet soda consumption, which may increase belly fat and contribute to greater risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Remember, obesity is a chronic disease with virtually 100% rezidivism. (drsharma.ca)
  • The baffling case of metabolically healthy obese people: Are they protected from chronic diseases? (theconversation.com)
  • So, over the past few years, researchers have gone to work to find out who can be defined as MHO, and to what extent people with MHO are protected from chronic disease. (theconversation.com)
  • An emerging consensus has been that although MHO individuals show some protection from chronic disease, they still seem to be significantly less protected than those who are metabolically healthy and lean. (theconversation.com)
  • A questionnaire adapted from the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk-factor surveillance was used to collect study participants' data. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, even in the absence of the hyperglycaemic state which characterizes type 2 diabetic patients, non diabetic individuals with a specific form of obesity, named abdominal obesity, often show clustering metabolic abnormalities which include high triglyceride levels, increased apolipoprotein B, small dense low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels, a hyperinsulinemic-insulin resistant state, alterations in coagulation factors as well as an inflammatory profile. (researchgate.net)
  • This agglomeration of abnormalities has been referred to as the metabolic syndrome which can be identified by the presence of three of the five following variables: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride concentrations, low HDL-cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and elevated fasting glucose. (researchgate.net)
  • disease , and respiratory abnormalities [1]. (researchgate.net)
  • The results of this study added to the understanding of how police exposure to work and life stressors over time were associated with early indicators of cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities in police officers. (cdc.gov)
  • We previously reported that rats prone to obesity exhibit an exaggerated increase in glucose oxidation and an exaggerated decline in lipid oxidation under a low-fat high-carbohydrate (LF/HC) diet. (frontiersin.org)
  • Our goals today are to talk about cardiovascular disease with respect to insulin, glucose, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes management. (consultantlive.com)
  • Research suggests the most effective ways to prevent heart disease include not smoking, being physically active, eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, getting enough sleep, and keeping cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose levels under control. (goredforwomen.org)
  • The findings were published in a special issue of Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics that was focused on "Polyphenols and Health," and they suggest a possible new approach to issues such as human obesity, high cholesterol and elevated glucose. (labmanager.com)
  • Fasting blood glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid profile components levels as well as anthropometric measures of obesity were measured using standard measuring procedures for these variables. (bvsalud.org)
  • Il vise à déterminer et comparer la prévalence du surpoids et des facteurs de risque associés chez 2 555, 1 329 et 1 158 enfants et adolescents de Téhéran en 2000, 2003 et 2006 respectivement. (who.int)
  • Complications of obesity improved more among adolescents after gastric bypass than in adults. (childrenscolorado.org)
  • The rate of death was similar, but abdominal reoperations were significantly more common among adolescents compared to adults. (childrenscolorado.org)
  • Is metabolic and bariatric surgery a safe and effective therapeutic option for adolescents with severe obesity? (medscape.com)
  • Certain characteristics of police work such as shift work, long work hours, high job demands, and traumatic exposures have been associated with increased levels of psychological stress and with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Stress and biological stress influences may affect pathological physiological outcomes such as cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • HIIT may contribute to better outcomes for patients with abdominal obesity who have cardiovascular risk factors or established heart disease. (acc.org)
  • Some assessments including anthropometric assessment, casual blood pressure measurement, and ankle-brachial index have an established clinical application while others including pulse wave velocity, heart rate variability, and carotid intima-media thickness have no established application and do not have reference values for healthy Brazilian population but may be important predictors of cardiovascular outcomes. (scielosp.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome--a combination of risk factors that may lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke--is one of the results of the obesity epidemic. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Childhood obesity, the most frequent pediatric disease, a worldwide public health problem, is considered a global epidemic and the main risk factor for obesity in adulthood. (intechopen.com)
  • With a global epidemic in obesity, time is of the essence to make lasting improvements to patient care. (bhma.org)
  • It is the magic bullet for good health because it reduces the risk for heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and cancer and improves bone health, weight control, sleep and mental health. (goredforwomen.org)
  • American Heart Association News covers heart disease, stroke and related health issues. (goredforwomen.org)
  • The statistics are chilling: Not only is cardiovascular disease the number-one killer of women in this country, every 80 seconds a woman dies from the disease or from a stroke. (healthcarenews.com)
  • Activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. (cdc.gov)
  • Medicine/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry cooperative agreement number TS 359-15/16. (cdc.gov)
  • Periodic spirometry can provide a valuable tool for early recognition and prevention of respiratory diseases and for maintaining workers' respiratory health and general fitness. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the most recent AHA survey , awareness that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women actually fell between 2009 and 2019, particularly among Black, Hispanic and younger women, for whom primary prevention may be most effective. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said women would benefit from intensifying cardiovascular prevention efforts in the years leading up to menopause. (goredforwomen.org)
  • That stage of life is a window of opportunity for making lifestyle changes," said Manson, who also co-authored the 2020 AHA scientific statement that called on health care professionals to consider an aggressive prevention-based approach for women in midlife to decrease the chance of cardiovascular disease in the future. (goredforwomen.org)
  • In addition, new guidelines were necessitated by the publication of results from several large CVD prevention trials, most notably the Women's Health Initiative trial, which confirmed the lack of cardiovascular protection afforded by estrogen use in women after menopause. (aafp.org)
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of implementing polygenic risk score in a workplace cardiovascular disease prevention program. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, HC diets have been proposed as a way to fight against obesity ( 7 - 9 ), and recent dietary guidelines insist on reducing fat intake and maintaining 45-65% of intake as carbohydrate based on whole grain, vegetables, and fruits ( 10 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity. (healthline.com)
  • A low-carbohydrate as compared with a low-fat diet in severe obesity. (healthline.com)
  • A randomized trial comparing a very low carbohydrate diet and a calorie-restricted low fat diet on body weight and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy women. (healthline.com)
  • The aim of this thesis was to investigate the associations between fatty acid (FA) biomarkers, carbohydrate intake, and abdominal obesity (AO) and related anthropometric measures in a population-based cohort of men and women in Stockholm County. (avhandlingar.se)
  • CONCLUSIONS: These results would be indicative of a favorable effect of bariatric surgery on markers of carbohydrate metabolism and cardiovascular disease lipid risk factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • 1), various cardiovascular risks. (imsociety.org)
  • But there's something else happening to women entering their late 40s and early 50s that they can't see or feel and may not even know about: Their cardiovascular disease risks are rising. (goredforwomen.org)
  • The decrease in awareness came as knowledge about women's cardiovascular risks increased, El Khoudary said. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Much has been done in recent years to raise awareness, including the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women initiative, but Dr. Yufeng Zhang says that, although about 50{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of Caucasian women know the risks for heart disease, only one-third of Hispanic and African-American women are armed with such knowledge. (healthcarenews.com)
  • Risks of abdominal fat! (nestle-family.com)
  • Laboratory assessments and biomarkers necessary to evaluate cardiovascular risks and recognize functional patterns associated with metabolic disease. (carrickinstitute.com)
  • The SALSA study shows that increasing diet soda intake was associated with escalating abdominal obesity, which may increase cardiometabolic risk in older adults," Fowler concludes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • WHtR is a proxy for central (visceral or abdominal) adiposity: values of WHtR are significantly correlated with direct measures of central (visceral or abdominal) adiposity using techniques such as CT, MRI or DEXA. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, these diagnostic methods do not differentiate between subcutaneous and intra-abdominal or visceral fat. (intechopen.com)
  • Roughly 40 million women across the nation are affected, and although 90{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} have more than one of the major risk factors - which include high blood pressure, elevated serum cholesterol, smoking, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, and family history - up to 80{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of heart disease is preventable. (healthcarenews.com)
  • Total cholesterol is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. (ecopolitan.com)
  • A person with this level has twice the risk of heart disease compared with someone whose cholesterol is 200 mg/dL. (ecopolitan.com)
  • Recent studies indicate that differences in the association of WAT depot mass with cardiovascular disease may arise from different properties of subcutaneous versus abdominal WAT. (technologynetworks.com)
  • The NIPS-led research team set out to investigate the influence of SF1 neurons on different fat depots, including WAT found in the inguinal (subcutaneous) and epididymal (abdominal) regions, in mice who are fed a high-fat diet. (technologynetworks.com)
  • Excess abdominal fat is part of a cluster of symptoms that becomes more common after menopause. (goredforwomen.org)
  • It is accompanied by some embarrassing symptoms and sometimes even some serious diseases. (gurze.com)
  • Most studies on cardiovascular disease have been conducted on men, and the symptoms that occur when a woman is having a heart attack can be very different from what men experience. (healthcarenews.com)
  • Sex-specific differences like anatomy, red blood cell count and hormones seem to impact a person's risk factors, symptoms and other aspects of their cardiovascular health. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • People AFAB usually develop symptoms of cardiovascular disease about 10 years later than people AMAB. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • This phenomenon is referred to as metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). (theconversation.com)
  • It has been proposed that metabolically healthy obese individuals might be protected against obesity-related diseases. (theconversation.com)
  • Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity have lower risk of disease than those with metabolically unhealthy obesity, but still higher risk than non-obese, metabolically healthy individuals. (theconversation.com)
  • The fact that people with MHO still have a relatively higher disease risk led some researchers to suggest that the term "metabolically healthy obesity" could be a misnomer. (theconversation.com)
  • One factor to consider that might differentiate metabolically healthy versus unhealthy obesity is how fat is distributed in the body. (theconversation.com)
  • Synthetic anti-obesity drugs show side effects and variable effectiveness. (mdpi.com)
  • Obesity is a disease that is becoming more and more prevalent in Western countries. (gurze.com)
  • Depression is one of the most prevalent diseases globally: 6% of the population meets the MDD criteria at a specific time point. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background: Results of previous studies on the effect on glycaemic control of anthropometric measures of obesity, some economic status variables and the presence of metabolic syndrome are not consistent and appear to differ among health institutions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: All measures of obesity were associated with increased risk of developing AF. (lu.se)
  • Thus, there is a tendency to use natural compounds for the management of obesity. (mdpi.com)
  • About 25-34 percent of the adults in the United States meet these criteria, putting them at significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes. (labmanager.com)
  • Having high values of one or more of these measures significantly increases one's risk for cardiovascular disease. (theconversation.com)
  • Innovative approaches were developed for assessing the ankle-brachial index using an automatic device instead of the mercury column to measure blood pressure and for assessing the anterior-posterior diameter of the right lobe of the liver by ultrasound for quantitative assessment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. (scielosp.org)
  • The ELSA was designed based on the cohort model: subjects are required to attend visits at the Investigation Center (IC) for the assessment of clinical or subclinical parameters at baseline including diseases of interest. (scielosp.org)
  • In this sense, diagnostic imaging methods complement the assessment of abdominal fat. (intechopen.com)
  • And, "their arteries become more vulnerable to disease, getting thicker and stiffer," said El Khoudary, who chaired the writing committee for a 2020 American Heart Association scientific statement on how the menopause transition affects cardiovascular disease risk. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects people assigned female at birth (AFAB) in unique ways. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • This is largely due to the facts that depression is common, has a major impact on functioning and quality of life, and affects persons often in early life and for sustained periods, thereby causing many disease years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ABSTRACT Studies have shown that cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, blood lipid levels, start early in childhood and some are on the rise in children. (who.int)
  • Increasing diet soda intake is directly linked to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years of age and older. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows that increasing diet soda intake is directly linked to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years of age and older. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In an effort to combat obesity, many adults try to reduce sugar intake by turning to nonnutritive or artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, saccharin, or sucralose. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Many of the studies exploring diet soda consumption and cardiometabolic diseases have focused on middle-aged and younger adults. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Sixty-three adults with obesity followed either a low fat or a low carb diet for 12 months. (healthline.com)
  • Their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is nearly twice as high as adults with normal HGH levels. (sytropin.com)
  • is a diet of less than 600kcal advised, in general, for adults with obesity? (gpnotebook.com)
  • Metabolic bariatric surgery is effective for teens and adults with severe obesity. (childrenscolorado.org)
  • Surgeons most often perform weight loss surgery for severe obesity in adults who are in their forties. (childrenscolorado.org)
  • In this analysis, researchers studied adults who had sustained obesity since adolescence. (childrenscolorado.org)
  • Among adults with diabetes who had kidney function perceived to be normal, a marker for early diabetic kidney disease was more commonly seen in Asian adults than in white, Black, or Latino adults, a new Kaiser Permanente study found. (kaiserpermanente.org)
  • Gynoid obesity is referred to as the "pear" shape with increased fat in the hip and thigh areas. (cdc.gov)
  • It differs from gynoid obesity, where fat is located more in the thighs and buttocks. (gurze.com)
  • Unfortunately, pharma companies, regulators and payors appear obsessed with the cardiometabolic consequences of obesity and fail to see the urgent need for treating obesity-related comorbidities beyond heart disease. (drsharma.ca)
  • Due to the limitations of BMI methodology, current reports by the World Health Organization and other organizations suggest combining the measurements of BMI and abdominal obesity [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Small vessels in the eye were examined for damage as an indicator of future cardiovascular health. (cdc.gov)
  • These factors taken together were considered as contributing to a potential increased risk for subclinical cardiovascular disease and mental health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • This kind of approach is particularly important in promoting workers' respiratory health since the adverse effects of occupational and non-occupational hazards often cannot be discerned in respiratory disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Research has found that regular consumption of extra virgin olive oil improves cardiovascular health, particularly for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease. (edu.au)
  • Our research shows that a relatively easy dietary intervention could help people from any ethnic background to improve their cardiovascular health. (edu.au)
  • Factors that may influence an earlier start to menopause include worse cardiovascular health during reproductive years, cigarette smoking and possibly genetics. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Most mainstream health organizations argue that a diet that is rich in fat can lead to health problems, especially heart disease. (healthline.com)
  • Fifty-three females who had obesity but were in good health followed either a low fat or a low carb diet for 6 months. (healthline.com)
  • According to the WHO, obesity is a serious endemic public health threat worldwide (1). (gurze.com)
  • Obesity is a global health problem needing urgent research. (mdpi.com)
  • A new Brigham and Womens hospital study revealed that just like with heart diseases certain fats have a negative impact on cognitive health function as well. (nutritionvista.com)
  • It is more dangerous to your health to have more abdominal fat because it is associated with numerous health problems. (nestle-family.com)
  • Mental Health Strategies to Combat the Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Abdominal obesity has been linked to a variety of health issues, including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer, including those of the breast and colon. (awakeningcharlotte.com)
  • The burden of disease for depression goes beyond functioning and quality of life and extends to somatic health. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 10 , 11 A 2003 American Heart Association (AHA) survey found that only 13 percent of U.S. women (7 percent in 1997) believe heart disease is their major health threat. (aafp.org)
  • Obesity is an increasing problem and the health care costs for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other lifestyle-related diseases are rocketing. (lu.se)
  • In this study, 132 individuals with severe obesity (an average BMI of 43) followed either a low fat or a low carb diet for 6 months. (healthline.com)
  • Diet, exercise, and behavioral modification should be included in all obesity management approaches for body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m 2 or higher. (medscape.com)
  • 25 kg/m2), no known cardiovascular disease (CVD), and for whom data was available on body composition, as determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). (imsociety.org)
  • After menopause, there is an increase in cardiovascular risk (CVR), basically due to the rise in body weight (2). (imsociety.org)
  • The main reasons for completed, but invalid, whole body scans were implants, excessive X-ray "noise" due to obesity, and jewelry not removed. (cdc.gov)
  • It is the first study to examine the effect of HIIT on body composition and fat distribution in patients with cardiovascular disease. (acc.org)
  • Obesity is said to be android when fat accumulates in the upper part of the body and the abdomen. (gurze.com)
  • The Body Mass Index is an indicator for diagnosing obesity. (gurze.com)
  • There is a considerable body of knowledge, supported by rigorous experimental data, that natural polyphenols, including curcumin, can be an effective and safer alternative for managing obesity. (mdpi.com)
  • They are better protected against diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared to people whose body fat is located more in the abdomen (apple-shaped). (theconversation.com)
  • Obesity is usually measured using body mass index (BMI). (cdc.gov)
  • Research has shown that the Mediterranean diet - which is rich in plant-based foods, whole grains, olive oil, nuts, fish and poultry - reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases," says lead researcher, Dr Katerina Sarapis. (edu.au)
  • Exercise also reduces the risk for heart disease even without accompanying weight loss. (nestle-family.com)
  • So, while the results of STRADIVARIUS are nice, I'd be far more interested in whether or not rimonabant reduces obesity-related comorbidities for which we have no alternative treatments - at least that's where I'd put my research money if I had any say in the matter. (drsharma.ca)
  • OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to characterize RCT and its relation to fatty acids present in plasma in pediatric abdominal obesity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dietary fat quality influences the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (avhandlingar.se)
  • Having a higher than normal BMI value increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (docbrown.info)
  • Within just a few days of having obesity surgery, the majority of patients cease to suffer from type 2 diabetes. (lu.se)
  • 2009). The MetS consists of a group of vascular risk factors that commonly occur together and increase risk for cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes. (medscape.com)