Tag: obesity
Arthritis as a Potential Barrier to Physical Activity
Arthritis as a Potential Barrier to Physical Activity Among Adults with Obesity --- United States, 2007 and 2009
May 20, 2011 / 60(19);614-618
Adults with obesity ...
Obesity and arthritis link
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
An estimated 72.5 million adults over 20 are obese, and 50 million adults have arthritis now, that's approximately 22 percent of U.S. adults, ...
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with different types of obesity in black and white children (PR)
Contact: Aaron Lohralohr@endo-society.org240-482-1380The Endocrine Society
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with different types of obesity in black and white children
Chevy Chase, MD— A recent study ...
Obese adolescents lacking vitamin D (PR)
Contact: Nancy Cawley Jeannjean@lifespan.orgLifespan
Obese adolescents lacking vitamin D
New study from Hasbro Children's Hospital finds need for increased surveillance
IMAGE: A study led by Zeev Harel, M.D., ...
Obese teens and risky behavior
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneA new study in the journal Pediatrics says high school students with extreme obesity engage in high-risk behaviors at rates comparable with healthy weight peers, sometimes in ...
Obesity Surgery Even Worse than Previously Thought
Posted By Dr. Mercola | April 15 2011
A study has found that nearly half of a group of patients who received gastric band surgery for weight loss over ...
Childhood obesity issues linger into adulthood
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
The New England Journal of Medicine is reporting on a new link between adolescence body mass index and adult obesity rates.
The prospective study ...
Obesity linked to higher risk of breast cancer
A new study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention suggests that obesity can be a risk factor for both triple-negative breast cancers and estrogen receptor-positive ...
Walking, weight loss increase older, obese people's mobility
Wake Forest University scientists say obese older people with cardiovascular problems would improve mobility as much as 20 percent by a combination of walking and ...
Fighting childhood obesity one hot lunch at a time
by Aimee Keenan-Greene The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a new rule to update the nutrition standards for National School Lunch and School Breakfast meal ...
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