Obesity Definition and 15 Threads

  1. jim mcnamara

    Obesity (BMI>25) in 50%+ population == much higher Covid fatalities

    https://www.worldobesity.org/news/statement-coronavirus-covid-19-obesity This is more of a medical practitioner's site than a research facility. This shows far greater impact on medical facilities and fatalities, apparently 90% of fatalities occur in chubby countries. News version...
  2. Ygggdrasil

    Medical New MC4R Variants Discovered to Protect Against Obesity

    Published this week in the journal Cell, researchers report discovering variants of the human gene MC4R that protect against obesity by helping to make people full. These new findings, combined with previous work on other MC4R variants that contribute to obesity, suggest the potential for new...
  3. Wrichik Basu

    Medical Are rheumatic fever and obesity related?

    I know that rheumatic fever is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. It mostly develops after a streptococcal throat infection. But are rheumatic fever and obesity related? For example, are obese people more susceptible to rheumatic fever than a normal person (keeping in mind that the...
  4. wolram

    Childhood Obesity: Is It a Problem?

    Is child hood obesity a problem? all the kids i know are slim and active. http://www.usc.edu/org/InsightBusiness/SP07articles/obesity.pdf
  5. Ygggdrasil

    Caffeine & Obesity: Scientists Explore Impact on Brown Fat

    Scientists studying obesity have had great interest in brown fat, adipose tissue that actually helps burn fat (for example, to generate body heat in the cold). Studies suggest that higher levels of brown fat correlate with lowered risks for obesity and diabetes, and scientists are studying...
  6. T

    Electronic chip to reduce obesity

    Something really surprising, a electronic chip that will help to reduce eating. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21852062
  7. zoobyshoe

    Medical Exploring the Obesity Paradox: Fitness Over Weight Matters

    And quite a paradox it is. Goes against everything we have been taught: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/health/research/more-data-suggests-fitness-matters-more-than-weight.html
  8. Q_Goest

    Medical Falling asleep with TV on linked to depression, obesity and other issues

    I was walking down the hallway at work and saw a poster. Someone must have put it up outside their office. It said that falling asleep with the TV on reduces the bodies production of melatonin. So I looked it up and found an interesting article on Discovery.com...
  9. D

    The Obesity Epidemic: What Can Be Done to Stop It?

    What are the steps the medical system takes nowadays to raise awareness in the public regarding obesity epidemic who rages through the western world , and to put an end to it ? Is there a concerted effort to put it at an end ? Should governments, through their healthcare policies, get...
  10. N

    Obesity and health - pointer to a way to reduce costs?

    I caught the tail end of a news item, something about 25% of New York (city? state?) residents being obese (presumably including whatever is more than obese)*, and that got me thinking. Take all the research results on health, nutrition, etc, and assume a New York population that has an...
  11. Evo

    Making Money from the American Obesity Boom

    Oh yes, I want a "foot funnel" :bugeye: Americans are out of control. I can't believe how many people in this office are doublewides. Jan. 6, 2006 — While doctors and other health experts are wringing their hands over the rise in obesity in the United States, another group of professionals...
  12. Mk

    How is excess sodium in the diet linked to obesity

    How is excess sodium in the diet linked to obesity and high blood pressure?
  13. ShawnD

    The past generation is responsible for today's obesity problem

    Right now, my parents are angry at me because I won't eat with them. I'm just not hungry. I had a big breakfast and I haven't done any physical activity all day, so I have no need to eat more at this time. That doesn't matter though, they're still angry and being dramatic because I won't eat...
  14. E

    Obesity: Is it a Disease? Insurance Implications

    I just read the following article and can't understand why stapling the stomach would be an expense that might get covered under insurance? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52835-2004Jul15.html If stapling the stomach reduces the amount of food that gets in, is that the...
  15. ShawnD

    Health issue: obesity vs. amphetamines

    Amphetamines, commonly known as "speed", and adrenaline activate the body in a similar way. Breathing and heart rate speed up, the pupils widen, blood pressure increases, and appetite is suppressed. Overuse of speed (too much at once or too often) can cause heart attacks. I almost don't...
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