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Overweight, obesity, and health risk.
Charles J. Billington,Leonard H. Epstein,Norma J. Goodwin,James O. Hill,F. X. Pi-Sunyer,Barbara J. Rolls,Judith S. Stern,Thomas A. Wadden,Roland L. Weinsier,G. T. Wilson,Rena R. Wing,Susan Z. Yanovski,Van S. Hubbard,Jay H. Hoofnagle,James E. Everhart,Barbara Harrison +15 more
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A review of the large body of evidence indicating that higher levels of body weight and body fat are associated with an increased risk for the development of numerous adverse health consequences suggests efforts to prevent further weight gain in adults at risk for overweight and obesity are essential.Abstract:
More than half of adult Americans are overweight or obese, and public health recommendations call for weight loss in those who are overweight with associated medical conditions or who are obese. However, some controversy exists in the lay press and in the medical literature about the health risks of obesity. We review briefly the large body of evidence indicating that higher levels of body weight and body fat are associated with an increased risk for the development of numerous adverse health consequences. Efforts to prevent further weight gain in adults at risk for overweight and obesity are essential. For those whose present or future health is at risk because of their obesity and who are motivated to make lifestyle changes, a recommendation for weight loss is appropriate.read more
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004
Cynthia L. Ogden,Margaret D. Carroll,Lester R. Curtin,Margaret McDowell,Carolyn J. Tabak,Katherine M. Flegal +5 more
TL;DR: These estimates suggest that the increases in body weight are continuing in men and in children and adolescents while they may be leveling off in women; among women, no overall increases in the prevalence of obesity were observed.
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Bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Henry Buchwald,Yoav Avidor,Eugene Braunwald,Michael D. Jensen,Walter J. Pories,Kyle Fahrbach,Karen Schoelles +6 more
TL;DR: Effective weight loss was achieved in morbidly obese patients after undergoing bariatric surgery, and a substantial majority of patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea experienced complete resolution or improvement.
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Years of Life Lost Due to Obesity
TL;DR: Obesity appears to lessen life expectancy markedly, especially among younger adults, and Marked race and sex differences were observed in estimated YLL.
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Effect of weight loss and lifestyle changes on vascular inflammatory markers in obese women: a randomized trial.
Katherine Esposito,Alessandro Pontillo,Carmen Di Palo,Giovanni Giugliano,Mariangela Masella,Raffaele Marfella,Dario Giugliano +6 more
TL;DR: A multidisciplinary program aimed to reduce body weight in obese women through lifestyle changes was associated with a reduction in markers of vascular inflammation and insulin resistance.
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Effect of laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Philip R. Schauer,Bartolome Burguera,Sayeed Ikramuddin,Dan Cottam,William Gourash,Giselle G. Hamad,George M. Eid,Samer G. Mattar,Ramesh K. Ramanathan,Emma Barinas-Mitchel,R. Harsha Rao,Lewis H. Kuller,David E. Kelley +12 more
TL;DR: Patients with the shortest duration, the mildest form of T2DM, and the greatest weight loss after surgery were most likely to achieve complete resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus, suggesting that early surgical intervention is warranted to increase the likelihood of rendering patients euglycemic.
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