• For example, students classified as obese or overweight after BMI screening require further medical examination to determine whether the student in fact has excess body fat or other conditions related to obesity (e.g., diabetes or prediabetes, high blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, or early pubertal maturation). (cdc.gov)
  • The negative consequences of childhood obesity have been well documented (1), yet almost one-third of US children remain overweight or obese (2-4), and Houston, Texas (Harris County), is no exception to this trend. (cdc.gov)
  • Odds ratios were calculated for the risk of each adult outcome associated with obesity in childhood only, obesity in adulthood only, and persistent child and adult obesity, compared with those obese at neither period. (bmj.com)
  • Results Of the 8490 participants with data on body mass index at 10 and 30 years, 4.3% were obese at 10 years and 16.3% at 30 years. (bmj.com)
  • Yet identifying outcomes related to obesity confined to childhood is important in determining whether people who are obese in childhood and who later lose weight remain at risk for adult adversity and inequalities. (bmj.com)
  • Obesity is defined using body mass index (BMI) calculated from height and weight, and a BMI of 30 kg/m 2 or higher is considered obese. (medscape.com)
  • Young Alaska Native children are far more likely to be obese than their non-Native counterparts, and family strife is a major factor that puts those young children at risk for obesity, a new study finds. (adn.com)
  • The cost of obesity for nonbariatric inpatient operative procedures in the United States: national cost estimates obese versus nonobese patients. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The prevalence of adults in the U.S. who are obese is still high, with about one-third of adults obese in 2007-2008, although new data suggest that the rate of increase for obesity in the U.S. in recent decades may be slowing. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Currently in England, 64% of adults have a weight classed as either overweight or obese with 28% of them living with obesity. (britishlivertrust.org.uk)
  • The body mass index is a 'rough' guide to help the medical profession decide whether is underweight, normal, overweight or obese. (docbrown.info)
  • This study examines the impact of obesity on cognition by comparing neuropsychological performance in obese individuals, with or without a mood disorder before and after undergoing bariatric surgery. (nih.gov)
  • Body-mass-index-for-age z-scores were used to classify students into underweight, healthy weight, overweight and obese categories. (researchsquare.com)
  • Overall, 21% of the students were overweight or obese and 9% of them had abdominal obesity. (researchsquare.com)
  • Students who consumed less than recommended amount of fruit servings had 1.68 times the risk of being overweight/obese, 2.49 times the risk of having abdominal obesity and 1.47 times the risk of having high total skinfold values compared to students with adequate fruit intake. (researchsquare.com)
  • In overweight and obese pregnant women, we found no evidence that maternal dietary and/or lifestyle intervention during pregnancy modifies the risk of early childhood obesity. (springer.com)
  • Recent studies suggest that young individuals with severe obesity tend to have increased cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) and are more likely to develop long-term complications than children who are merely obese or overweight [ 7 - 11 ]. (e-apem.org)
  • To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and various measurements such as waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in obese children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Therefore, in this research we aimed to evaluate the relationship between BMI and a variety of measurements such as WC, HC, WHR, and WHtR in obese children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • During 2017-2018, 42.4% of all U.S. adults met the threshold for obesity and 9.2% were classified as severely obese compared to 30.5% and 4.7% in 1999-2000, respectively. (health.mil)
  • Abstract Introduction: The adverse effects of obesity can be reversed with a good campaign to prevent obesity. (isciii.es)
  • 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)
  • Through this article, we will better define abdominal obesity is and discuss treatment solutions to combat it. (gurze.com)
  • Abdominal obesity results in an enlarged belly. (gurze.com)
  • Abdominal obesity can make life very disabling for those who suffer from it. (gurze.com)
  • Abdominal obesity is the major disorder constituting a base for the development of metabolic syndrome. (hindawi.com)
  • 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)
  • The associations of the BMI scores with the WHtR and WC indicated that obesity mainly presents as abdominal obesity in children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Your waist measurement is another way to estimate how much body fat you have. (medlineplus.gov)
  • People with "apple-shaped" bodies (meaning they tend to store fat around their waist and have a slim lower body) also have an increased risk for these diseases. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Waist-to-hip ratio may be a better tool for determining weight management than body mass index (BMI), according to a new study . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • They compared data on BMI, fat mass index, and waist-to-hip ratio. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Compared with BMI, [waist-to-hip ratio] had the strongest, most robust, and consistent association with all-cause mortality and was the only measurement unaffected by BMI. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Waist-to-hip ratio does do a better job of capturing visceral fat , mid-body fat, waist fat, the fat that is most harmful in terms of all-cause and cause-specific mortality," Hunnes told Medical News Today . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Doctors sometimes also use waist and hip measurements to measure excess body fat. (cdc.gov)
  • The number 27 represents a healthy waist measurement for adult women, according to Dr. James Cerhan, an epidemiologist and lead author of the Mayo study. (babymed.com)
  • Abdominal adiposity is a risk factor for obesity-related complications, and there is increasing evidence that abdominal adiposity may be a contributing factor to complications not related to adiposity at the waist (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • The impact of maternal obesity extends beyond birth, being independently associated with an increased risk of child obesity. (springer.com)
  • Ireland's Model of Care for the Management of Overweight and Obesity outlines a plan for treating adolescent and child obesity (CO). However, engagement with key stakeholders is required to support its implementation and improve health services. (frontiersin.org)
  • The global epidemic of child obesity affects all regions of the world, including countries where undernutrition is still common [1]. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the short-term anthropometric measurements and their variation overtime were not correlated with metabolic syndrome/diabetes. (frontiersin.org)
  • In addition, the study found that the association between obesity and dementia was independent of whether a person was a smoker, had hypertension or diabetes, or carried the APOE ε4 gene, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. (nih.gov)
  • Most commonly, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease and certain cancers are encountered in patients affected by obesity. (obesityaction.org)
  • In the long term, overweight and obesity in children increase the risk of health problems later in life, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, respiratory disease, mental health and reproductive disorders. (who.int)
  • Sitting for long periods of time is linked with a variety of health problems, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. (mayoclinic.org)
  • The substudy included 600 of the 2,539 people enrolled in SURMOUNT-1, the first of two pivotal trials for tirzepatide (Mounjaro) in people without diabetes but with obesity or overweight (body mass index of 27-29 kg/m 2 ) plus at least one weight-related complication. (medscape.com)
  • This study examined a range of anthropometric variables and their relationships with cardiometabolic features and type 2 diabetes in order to ascertain whether measurement site influences discriminatory accuracy. (ucc.ie)
  • Correlation, logistic regression and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were used to evaluate obesity measurement relationships with metabolic risk phenotypes and type 2 diabetes. (ucc.ie)
  • People with obesity tend to develop chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and renal diseases [ 1-4 ]. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Obesity is associated with hypertension and diabetes, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Body mass index (BMI) uses height and weight measurements to estimate a person's body fat. (kidshealth.org)
  • For patients for whom height and weight measurements were available, the body-mass index (BMI, weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) was calculated. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity was measured by calculating body mass index (8MI) through height and weight measurements. (wisconsin.edu)
  • a nationally representative sample of the U.S. population] provides the opportunity to track trends in the prevalence of obesity in the United States by collecting data on height and weight measurements. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • The study included an analysis of height and weight measurements from 5,555 adult men and women age 20 years or older. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • 2,6-8 To establish a referral system, school health personnel can identify health-care services and school- or community-based programs that encourage healthy eating and physical activity and address obesity and eating disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • la C omunidad A yudando a los N iños a D errotar la O besidad) has a mission to prevent and decrease the rates of childhood obesity in the Houston metropolitan area through physical activity, nutrition, and healthy minds by enabling the broadest collaboration of people, institutions, organizations, and local government. (cdc.gov)
  • CAN DO Houston encourages communities to identify and prioritize initiatives to promote physical activity, good nutrition, and healthy minds and to support identified initiatives to help reduce rates of childhood obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • A recent systematic review found no longitudinal studies on the outcomes of childhood obesity other than physical health outcomes 3 and only two longitudinal studies of the socioeconomic effects of obesity in adolescence. (bmj.com)
  • For more information on healthy diet and nutrition, see CDC's Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Program website . (cdc.gov)
  • noted the wide support expressed by Member States and other stakeholders around global voluntary targets considered so far including those relating to raised blood pressure, tobacco use, salt/sodium and physical inactivity, and indicated support from Member States and other stakeholders for the development of targets relating to obesity, fat intake, alcohol, cholesterol and health system responses such as availability of essential medicines for noncommunicable diseases. (who.int)
  • 4 The rising prevalence of obesity can be explained in part by changes in our environment over the last 30 years, in particular the unlimited supply of convenient, highly palatable, energy dense foods, coupled with a lifestyle typified by low physical activity. (bmj.com)
  • However, obesity represents the archetypal complex multifactorial disease and arises as a result of behavioural, environmental, and genetic factors which may influence individual responses to diet and physical activity. (bmj.com)
  • Fellowships from American College of Epidemiology, American Epidemiological Society, American Heart Association, American College of Sports Medicine, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and North American Association for the Study of Obesity. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Although the health benefits of physical activity for adults are evident, the relationship is not as clear in children due to their complex and variable activity patterns (Livingstone, Robson, Wallace & McKinley, 2003), as well as the lack of standardization in the measurement of physical activity. (wisconsin.edu)
  • The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore the relationship between obesity in children and physical activity. (wisconsin.edu)
  • The research question was: What is the relationship between physical activity and obesity in children between the ages of 8 and 11? (wisconsin.edu)
  • Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between obesity and physical activity. (wisconsin.edu)
  • Additional research needs to be conducted to further understand the complexity of physical activity and obesity in children in order to enhance overall health and disease prevention. (wisconsin.edu)
  • This method can provide a more accurate estimate of the effect of body mass index on mortality by removing confounding factors, for example, smoking, income and physical activity, and reverse causation (where people lose weight due to ill health), which could explain the conflicting findings in previous observational studies. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • Mood ratings, physical measurements, nutritional and health questionnaires are also administered. (nih.gov)
  • Obesity rates are increasing in children of preschool age, and decreased physical activity is a likely contributor to this troubling trend. (sc.edu)
  • How Does the Relationship Between Motor Skill Performance and Body Mass Index Impact Physical Activity in Preschool Children? (sc.edu)
  • Assessing preschool children's physical activity: how many days of accelerometry measurement. (sc.edu)
  • Significant correlations between the frequency of physical activity and decreased body mass index are shown, as well as between the maximum oxygen consumption and increased body mass index. (isciii.es)
  • We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence of unhealthful dietary patterns, physical activity and sleep behaviors among primary school children in two urban settings in Kenya and explored the association between the behaviors and overweight/obesity among the children. (researchsquare.com)
  • Lifestyle health scores, ranging from 0 (most healthy) to 5 (most unhealthy), were derived considering factors such as daily fruit and vegetable consumption, smoking status, prevalence of overweight/obesity, alcohol intake, and levels of physical activity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Secondary childhood outcomes included skinfold thickness measurements and body circumferences, fat-free mass, dietary and physical activity patterns, blood pressure, and neurodevelopment. (springer.com)
  • Many risk factors for overweight and obesity have been identified, including over-nutrition and lack of physical activities. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Physical growth refers to an increase in body size (length or height and weight) and in the size of organs. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This study aimed to verify the prevalence of overweight, obesity and physical activity level according to the sex of children and adolescents from public schools city of Nantes, São Paulo, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Convincing information has been reported showing that the practice of physical activity during childhood could be related to a reduced risk of developing overweight and obesity, being an extremely important health element, because it has positive effects beyond well-being, addressing cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health 11 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Body mass index as a correlate of postoperative complications and resource utilization. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Pregnancy complications associated with pre-pregnancy obesity may include increased risk of C-section and excessive fetal weight gain. (babymed.com)
  • The large effects on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure raise the possibility that there may be important long-term benefits of [tirzepatide] on the complications of obesity," said James A. de Lemos, MD , during a presentation at the American Heart Association scientific sessions. (medscape.com)
  • Over the past few decades, researchers have been making great efforts to find better measurements for obesity and its complications. (annexpublishers.co)
  • The US obesity rate for adults has climbed to 37.7%, up from 32.2% 10 years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (medscape.com)
  • Sorted by race, the numbers indicate prevalence of obesity from 2011-2014 was lowest among non-Hispanic Asian adults (11.7%), followed by non-Hispanic white (34.5%), Hispanic (42.5%), and non-Hispanic black (48.1%) adults. (medscape.com)
  • Yet, as we grow older, both the characteristics of obesity and the way it affects individuals are sometimes different compared to younger adults. (obesityaction.org)
  • This is very important to know as it may determine if and how obesity should be treated in older adults. (obesityaction.org)
  • As we discussed so far, just screening for overweight or obesity isn't a simple task, and obesity can be missed or overestimated in the elderly population even more so than in younger adults. (obesityaction.org)
  • Some suggest that the statistics are such only due to the fact that as adults age, those "susceptible" to the harmful effects of obesity may have already succumbed to diseases. (obesityaction.org)
  • Data from 1988-1994 showed that the prevalence of obesity in adults had increased by approximately 8 percentage points in the United States since 1976-1980, after being relatively stable over the period 1960-1980. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults. (britishlivertrust.org.uk)
  • Refer students with signs of underweight, overweight, obesity, disordered eating or other diet-related health conditions (e.g., sudden weight loss, eating disorders) to a local medical care provider for diagnosis and, if needed, establishment of management or treatment plans. (cdc.gov)
  • The proportion of body fat increases with age, whereas muscle mass decreases, but corresponding changes in height, weight and BMI may not reflect changes in body fat and muscle mass. (nature.com)
  • Having overweight or obesity increases your risk for stroke. (cdc.gov)
  • There is also a need to understand the mechanism by which obesity increases the risk for dementia, such as through inflammation or genetic factors. (nih.gov)
  • As the BMI increases, the likelihood of being affected by obesity increases as well. (obesityaction.org)
  • Most previous obesity projections considered the short-term future only, focused on single non-European countries, and projected ongoing increases foremost. (karger.com)
  • Analyses of data from 1999-2000 showed further increases in obesity for both men and women and in all age groups," the authors write. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • These data suggest that the increases in the prevalence of obesity previously observed between 1976-1980 and 1988-1994 and between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000 may not be continuing at a similar level over the period 1999-2008, particularly for women but possibly for men," the authors write. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • While it is already known that severe obesity increases the relative risk of death, previous studies have produced conflicting results with some appearing to suggest a protective effect at different parts of the spectrum of body mass index. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • The findings which link body mass index and mortality, confirm that being overweight increases a person's risk of death from all causes including cardiovascular diseases and various cancers. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • By 3 years of age, muscle tone increases and the proportion of body fat decreases, so the body begins to look leaner and more muscular. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Body mass index (BMI) has various deficiencies as a measure of obesity, especially when the BMI measure is based on self-reported height and weight. (nature.com)
  • Self-reported weight and height: implications for obesity research. (nature.com)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of height in meters (or feet). (cdc.gov)
  • BMI screens for weight categories that may lead to health problems, but it does not diagnose the body fatness or health of an individual. (cdc.gov)
  • Many people with obesity who lose large amounts of weight and gain it back think it is their fault. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Our bodies have a complex system to keep our weight at a healthy level. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The term eating disorder means a group of medical conditions that have an unhealthy focus on eating, dieting, losing or gaining weight, and body image. (medlineplus.gov)
  • eleven of 20 employees lost .3% of body weight. (cdc.gov)
  • Some community-based initiatives have helped children lose weight (6) and prevented them from gaining weight (7), but most have failed to demonstrate long-term community-wide reductions in childhood obesity rates (8,9). (cdc.gov)
  • Body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a tool for weight management and intervention, but experts say it has many flaws. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • However, BMI is fraught with problems , one of them is that you can have a weight lifter with 8% body fat with a BMI of 35 and you can have someone who has 35% body fat with the same BMI. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • For example, a muscular person may have a high BMI without being overweight (extra muscle adds to body weight - but not fatness). (kidshealth.org)
  • Depending on your child's BMI (or weight-for-length measurement) and health, the doctor may refer you to a registered dietitian or a weight management program. (kidshealth.org)
  • The National Child Measurement Programme was established to measure the height and weight of children at primary school in England and provides parents with feedback about their child's weight status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England was established by the Department of Health in 2005 to measure the height and weight of every child in reception (aged 4-5 years) and year 6 (aged 10-11 years) at state primary schools in England [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Most people who lose weight this way return to overeating and develop obesity again. (limamemorial.org)
  • To determine whether your weight is in a healthy range, doctors often calculate your body mass index (BMI) . (cdc.gov)
  • The body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to determine whether someone is affected by excess weight or obesity. (obesityaction.org)
  • This is a measurement that is calculated using a person's weight and height. (obesityaction.org)
  • As it doesn't differentiate between the type of excess body weight, it cannot determine if the excess weight consists of muscle or fat. (obesityaction.org)
  • Elderly patients with some diseases seem to survive longer when they are affected by excess weight or obesity. (obesityaction.org)
  • Unlike traditional psychiatry, which rarely looks at the brain, Amen Clinics uses brain imaging technology to help identify underlying brain dysfunction that may be contributing to weight problems and obesity. (amenclinics.com)
  • Body mass index (BMI) is a measurement that compares weight to height. (amenclinics.com)
  • Overweight indicates excess body weight for a given height from fat, muscle, bone, water or a combination of these factors, whereas obesity is defined as having excess body fat. (who.int)
  • Body weight is reasonably well correlated with body fat but is also highly correlated with height, and children of the same weight but different heights can have widely differing amounts of adiposity. (bmj.com)
  • weight (kg) divided by height 2 (m 2 )) correlates reasonably well with more specific measurements of body fat. (bmj.com)
  • 7 These genetic influences are not confined to the extremes of obesity, but exert their effect across the whole range of body weight and are consistent with a polygenic inheritance of fat mass. (bmj.com)
  • The researchers hypothesize that the femur of an overweight person is more robust because it bears more weight, but also because overweight individuals move and walk differently to compensate for their greater mass. (ncsu.edu)
  • Femora of 121 white men were divided into two weight classes based on body mass index (BMI) of the deceased. (ncsu.edu)
  • We used national age-specific (20-84 years) and sex-specific obesity prevalence estimates (1975-2016) from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) 2017 study, which are based on available measured height and weight data, supplemented with estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model. (karger.com)
  • The presence of overweight in men (BMI 25, 84 kg/m 2 ) and even normal body weight in women (BMI 21,62 kg/m 2 ) corresponds to an increased volume of visceral tissue in the abdomen. (hindawi.com)
  • BMI is the simplest, most practical, and most widely used system of indexing body weight. (hindawi.com)
  • It is defined as body weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of body height (in metres). (hindawi.com)
  • The Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator calculates your BMI and lets you know if your weight is optimal. (babymed.com)
  • Not everyone gains exactly the same amount and how much weight gain you need depends on various factors, including your pre-pregnancy weight and body mass index (BMI). (babymed.com)
  • Elevated body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight accounting for a person's height - has been shown to be a likely causal contributor to population patterns in mortality, according to a new study led by the University of Bristol using measurements and mortality data from 500,000 people. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • Using data from the UK Biobank , the team were able to show that the apparent optimum body mass index for survival was lower with Mendelian randomization analyses (within the normal weight rather than overweight range found with observational studies) and the association remained flatter over a larger range of body mass index. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • The Obesity Health Alliance, a coalition including the British Liver Trust, health charities and medical royal colleges, brought together a group of leading clinicians, academic and policy specialists to assess the evidence related to the multiple factors that influence healthy weight. (britishlivertrust.org.uk)
  • Further action is also needed to support people living with obesity, such as mandating weight management services in every area of the country and ensuring psychological services are available. (britishlivertrust.org.uk)
  • BMI is calculated from weight and height, and it has been widely used and assumed to represent the body habitus. (annexpublishers.co)
  • The preferred and more accurate obesity metric in academic community is the body fat percentage (BF%) - the ratio of the total weight of a person's fat to his or her body weight. (annexpublishers.co)
  • The body mass index is a tool that can be used to determine if an individual is at an appropriate weight for their height. (health.mil)
  • A person's index is determined by their weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. (health.mil)
  • Knowing that those indexes are rising and that the gain of weight is associated with mortality and morbidity risk, and consequently, the reduction of life expectation, it is the causal factor for the higher costs in health care during the life of these individuals 2 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Worldwide searches verified that excessive weight (overweight and obesity) has increased globally with alarming rates. (bvsalud.org)
  • The increasing prevalence of obesity in lescents over this period of time in our calculated by dividing the weight (kg) recent years is a serious concern world- capital city (Tehran). (who.int)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the health risks of obesity sharply into focus with clear evidence that people with obesity have an increased risk of severe disease, hospitalisation, and death from COVID-19.5 But this health burden is not equal. (britishlivertrust.org.uk)
  • Several definitions for severe obesity have been used, primarily the 99th percentile of the body mass index (BMI) and 120% of the 95th BMI percentile. (e-apem.org)
  • This study aimed to establish a standardized definition for severe obesity in children and adolescents in Korea. (e-apem.org)
  • To compare these 2 cutoff points for severe obesity, we included 9,984 individuals (5,289 males and 4,695 females) aged 10-18 years with anthropometric data available from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018. (e-apem.org)
  • Although 120% of the 95th percentile of BMI is widely used as a definition of severe obesity, the 99th percentile is almost identical to 110% of the 95th percentile in Korea, according to the latest national BMI growth chart for children and adolescents. (e-apem.org)
  • A cutoff value for severe obesity of ≥120% of the 95th percentile is appropriate in children and adolescents in Korea. (e-apem.org)
  • The 99th percentile and 120% of the 95th percentile of BMI are both used as severe obesity criteria for children and adolescents in Korea. (e-apem.org)
  • It is noteworthy that a recent increase in the global prevalence of severe obesity has also been reported [ 5 ], a phenomenon that is likewise occurring in Korea [ 6 ]. (e-apem.org)
  • Several studies have revealed that severe obesity in pediatric populations is associated with hypertension, dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome [ 12 , 13 ]. (e-apem.org)
  • Accordingly, attention has been paid to obesity classification with further stratification, and the most commonly used criteria for severe obesity are the 99th percentile and 120% of the 95th percentile of BMI. (e-apem.org)
  • In New Zealand, a study evaluating 9107 adolescents' students verified that 31.7% of the students presented overweight or obesity and 2.5% severe obesity 9 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Obesity also strains all major organ systems, further putting you at risk for other chronic or fatal diseases. (dignityhealth.org)
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people who are overweight or have obesity are at an increased risk for a number of diseases and health conditions. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Our BMI may not change, but in reality, our fat-stores increase and so does the chance of being affected by obesity and its related diseases. (obesityaction.org)
  • It's commonly known and scientifically proven that obesity predisposes to many diseases. (obesityaction.org)
  • Individuals with mood disorders (bipolar disorder (BD) or major depressive disorder (MDD)) display an increased prevalence of both obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. (nih.gov)
  • Obesity is a chronic disease and a significant risk factor for numerous additional non-communicable diseases (NCDs) ( 1 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The risk of developing obesity (PR: 0.65, 95%CI: 0.47-0.91) and cardiovascular diseases (PR: 0.32, 95%CI: 0.12-0.87) was lower in men who developed rural activities. (rrh.org.au)
  • The association between rural work and not good health self-perception, cardiovascular disease and obesity in women, and respiratory diseases in men seems to be highly dependent on sociodemographic context. (rrh.org.au)
  • Obesity, the diseases resulting from it and dental caries have in diet an important etiologic component in common, since both the amount and frequency of sucrose are important factors involved in their etiology [4]. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the WHO, increased sugar intake may be related to unhealthy diet and the increase in the risk of various diseases, such as overweight, obesity, dental caries and other non-communicable chronic diseases [5]. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although it is appreciated that the CPG was intended to provide guidance for individual-level strategies, individual efforts without parallel efforts at a community or population level may limit overall success in improving obesity-related outcomes among patients. (cmaj.ca)
  • We used existing resources to implement a community-based, childhood obesity prevention initiative in 2 low-income neighborhoods in Houston. (cdc.gov)
  • Implementing a successful childhood obesity prevention initiative in an urban setting is feasible with minimal funding through the use of existing resources. (cdc.gov)
  • These results can guide childhood obesity prevention measures in Kenya and other nations in East Africa. (researchsquare.com)
  • In 1990-2016, the increasing trends in obesity prevalence were decelerating. (karger.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 400 million children and adolescents worldwide were estimated to be living with overweight or obesity in 2016 ( 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • 2016). In low- and How far do these differences that rates in the Nordic countries have middle-income countries, childhood characterize cancer reflect social in- fal en markedly over the past few cancer survival rates were uniform- equalities? (who.int)
  • Efforts to reduce the socioeconomic and psychosocial burden of obesity in adult life should focus on prevention of the persistence of obesity from childhood into adulthood. (bmj.com)
  • Concerns about the rising prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents have focused on the well documented associations between childhood obesity and increased cardiovascular risk 1 and mortality in adulthood. (bmj.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)
  • Conclusions: WC rib is easier to assess and our data suggest that it is a better method for determining obesity-related cardiometabolic risk than WC midway. (ucc.ie)
  • The importance of knowing diagnostic methods for better monitoring of childhood obesity is emphasized. (intechopen.com)
  • The higher our adiposity (the more fat we have in our bodies, and specifically, the more visceral/mid-body fat we have), the greater is our risk of dying from any cause and from cause-specific (cardiovascular disease, cancer). (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Obesity, like cardiovascular disease and stroke, is a modifiable risk factor for dementia since it generally can be countered through lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise. (nih.gov)
  • The study will be a prospective cohort study of parents of children enrolled in the National Child Measurement Programme and key service providers from 5 primary care trusts (administrative bodies responsible for providing primary and secondary care services). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and young people has more than tripled since the 1980s, and is now a major public health concern for the United Kingdom (UK) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We will recruit five primary care trusts (PCTs), administrative bodies responsible for providing primary and secondary care services, from in and around London and invite all parents of children enrolled in the NCMP to participate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • No difference in obesity rates between genders was seen in children and teens in the latest numbers. (medscape.com)
  • Section 1 of the Memorandum states: There is established a Task Force on Childhood Obesity (Task Force) to develop an interagency action plan to solve the problem of obesity among our Nation's children within a generation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Improved health care services and testing to include Body Mass Index measurement for children is also part of this goal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Michelle Obama said that by the year 2012, all primary care physicians should be measuring BMI index for children. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study, possibly the first to analyze obesity rates for such young children in specific parts of Alaska, revealed a dramatic contrast between Native and non-Native health, said lead author Janet Wojcicki , an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. (adn.com)
  • The high rate for rural Alaska Native children compares to an obesity rate of just less than 20 percent for non-Native Alaska 3-year-olds, according to the study. (adn.com)
  • Some obesity risk factors -- for Native and non-Native children -- are clearly linked to nutrition. (adn.com)
  • One is consumption of sugary drinks, which flood into rural Alaska villages and have long been blamed in part for high rates of obesity among Alaska Native children. (adn.com)
  • But there were some obesity risk factors that might seem less obvious -- including exposure to family violence for Native children and poverty for non-Native children, according to the study. (adn.com)
  • That was a risk factor for non-Native children in Alaska, elevating the likelihood of obesity, but low family income and maternal pre-pregnancy obesity were higher risk factors for those children, the study found. (adn.com)
  • The findings suggest that combating obesity among Alaska Native children will be more difficult than simply cutting calories. (adn.com)
  • Future obesity interventions with Alaska Native children, in addition to focusing on diet and exercise alone, may take into consideration the psychosocial context of the family so as to potentially reduce obesity risk," the study said. (adn.com)
  • This indicator reflects the percentage of school-age children and adolescents aged 5-19 years who are classified as overweight, based on age- and sex-specific values for body mass index (BMI). (who.int)
  • The immediate consequences of overweight and obesity in school-age children and adolescents include a greater risk of asthma and cognitive impairment, in addition to the social and economic consequences for the child, for the child's family and for society. (who.int)
  • In children the relation between BMI and body fat varies considerably with age and with pubertal maturation. (bmj.com)
  • Advanced practice nurses can assist children in their health promotion by recognizing the complexity of obesity in children. (wisconsin.edu)
  • Because diet influences the potential for learning as well as health, an objective of the first national education goal is that children 'receive the nutrition and health care needed to arrive at school with healthy minds and bodies' (3). (cdc.gov)
  • The study addressed a critical public health problem, the increasing prevalence of obesity in children, by laying the groundwork for future intervention studies and for development of effective public policies. (sc.edu)
  • Association between objectively measured sedentary behavior and body mass index in preschool children. (sc.edu)
  • To address this question, we performed an individual patient data meta-analysis (IPDMA) of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which women with overweight or obesity were provided with a dietary and lifestyle intervention during pregnancy and where follow-up of children had occurred to determine the longer-term effects of antenatal dietary and lifestyle intervention during pregnancy on the woman and their children at 3-5 years of age. (springer.com)
  • In recent years, the prevalence of obesity has been increasing in children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • For the limited sample size, we used GRA to explore the relationships between different obesity measurements in children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Overweight and obesity affect nearly one in three children in the WHO European Region ( 4 ) and between 16% and 25% of children and adolescents in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) ( 5 - 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • 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)
  • Current WHO recommendations for optimal BMI range are inaccurate across individuals with various body compositions and therefore suboptimal for clinical guidelines," the researchers wrote. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Future research is needed to explore whether using WHR as the primary clinical measure of adiposity (body fat) would help to improve long-term health outcomes in distinct patient populations compared with BMI. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • 1 While the resulting clinical practice guideline (CPG) provides a launching pad to abandon the flawed notion of obesity as a self-inflicted condition and redefine the clinical approach to treating and managing obesity in Canada, the critical roles of retail food environments and the affordability of healthy food were regrettably overlooked. (cmaj.ca)
  • The clinical utility of rib-derived indices, or alternative WC measurements, deserves further investigation. (ucc.ie)
  • The majority were female (91%), among which 54% reported conducting growth monitoring with a third (32.6%) giving a diagnosis of paediatric/adolescent obesity as part of their clinical practice. (frontiersin.org)
  • Most HPs did not conduct obesity-related clinical assessments beyond growth assessment, and 61% reported having no paediatric obesity training. (frontiersin.org)
  • Due to the impact of obesity on child health and development both in the short and long term, an Ireland National Health Service Executive (HSE) model of clinical care was developed to establish plans for the management of obesity in this population ( 8 , 9 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Various inter-related factors, including parental genotype and shared obesogenic environment, contribute to an individual's risk of obesity in childhood, and prenatal exposures, particularly high maternal body mass index (BMI), are important [ 2 ]. (springer.com)
  • Dr Kaitlin Wade , Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology at the Bristol Medical School (Population Health Studies) and lead author of the study, said: "The findings highlight the need for a global effort to reduce the surging levels of obesity within society and suggest that in most cases, any reduction in body mass index to a normal, healthy level is likely to be beneficial. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • Worldwide levels of obesity have nearly tripled since 1975 [ii] . (britishlivertrust.org.uk)
  • Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Md., and colleagues examined the latest NHANES data from 2007-2008 regarding trends in obesity and compared the results with data for 1999 through 2006. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Therefore, the elderly population affected by obesity is represented by people that are "resistant" to the negative effects of obesity. (obesityaction.org)
  • Wharton and colleagues provide an excellent overview of the complexity of obesity and multiple biological, behavioural and environmental contributors. (cmaj.ca)
  • The consequences of the errors in the measurement of obesity with BMI depend on whether they are differential or nondifferential. (nature.com)
  • 2 Childhood obesity has considerable social and psychological consequences within childhood and adolescence, 3 yet little is known about social, socioeconomic, and psychological consequences in adult life. (bmj.com)
  • With obesity occurring at increasingly earlier ages, so too does the aggregate lifetime exposure and risk of adverse health consequences [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • The latest numbers pull further away from the CDC's Healthy People 2020 goal of hitting an overall obesity rate of 30.5% in 5 years. (medscape.com)
  • Childhood obesity is becoming a global epidemic. (bmj.com)
  • Childhood obesity is rapidly emerging as a global epidemic. (bmj.com)
  • Obesity constitutes a major public health problem in Europe, but how the obesity epidemic in European countries will evolve remains unknown. (karger.com)
  • We projected age- and sex-specific obesity prevalence up to the year 2100 by integrating the notion of a wave-shaped obesity epidemic into conventional age-period projections. (karger.com)
  • Objectives To assess adult socioeconomic, educational, social, and psychological outcomes of childhood obesity by using nationally representative data. (bmj.com)
  • Persistent obesity was not associated with any adverse adult outcomes in men, though it was associated among women with a higher risk of never having been gainfully employed (odds ratio 1.9, 95% confidence interval 1.1 to 3.3) and not having a current partner (2.0, 1.3 to 3.3). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Obesity limited to childhood has little impact on adult outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • Persistent obesity in women is associated with poorer employment and relationship outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • The study of adult outcomes of childhood obesity is difficult because obesity often continues into adult life and therefore poorer socioeconomic and educational outcomes may actually reflect confounding by adult obesity. (bmj.com)
  • We used longitudinal data from the 1970 British birth cohort to examine the adult socioeconomic, educational, social, and psychological outcomes of childhood obesity. (bmj.com)
  • We hypothesised that obesity limited to childhood has fewer adverse adult outcomes than obesity that persists into adult life. (bmj.com)
  • Researchers from Tufts Medical Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts recently completed a study attempting to relate umbilical cord cysts found via sonography in the first months of pregnancy to specific pregnancy outcomes. (babymed.com)
  • However, the effect of this on longer-term childhood obesity-related outcomes is unknown. (springer.com)
  • Longer-term childhood outcomes such as BMI and obesity were not included [ 4 ]. (springer.com)
  • The findings are concordant with the [previously reported] office-based measurements, and the blood pressure reductions provide further evidence for the potential benefits of tirzepatide on cardiovascular health and outcomes," said de Lemos, a cardiologist and professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. (medscape.com)
  • Some people who live in the same place and eat the same foods develop obesity, while others do not. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Objectives: Despite recommendations that central obesity assessment should be employed as a marker of cardiometabolic health, no consensus exists regarding measurement protocol. (ucc.ie)
  • A valuable resource during the follow-up period, school nurses can provide parents with a clear explanation of the results and health risks associated with obesity, develop an action plan for behavior change, and connect the family to medical care in the community. (cdc.gov)
  • The World Health Organization has described childhood obesity as a serious public health challenge emerging in the twenty-first century [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 1 , overweight and obesity are described as an excessive or unnatural accumulation of fat that affects health. (bvsalud.org)
  • Survey findings will now inform a qualitative study to explore implementation barriers and facilitators and prioritise actions to improve child and adolescent obesity management. (frontiersin.org)
  • We utilized prevalence ratio analysis to examine the association between socio-economic/demographic characteristics, unhealthful behaviors and overweight/obesity. (researchsquare.com)