To Be or Not To Be—Obese [PDF]
Endocrinology, 2011 The prevalence of obesity in westernized societies is now considered by epidemiologists to be at an epidemic level. Slightly over a third of adult Americans are considered obese because they have a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 (1). Additionally, the percentage of the U.S.
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BMJ, 2006 Obesity, an excessive body fat content with increased risk of morbidity, has become increasingly common in children and adolescents. Confusion exists, however, over basic questions such as whether paediatric obesity matters, how to diagnose it, and whether it should be treated (and if so, how best to do this).
Reilly, J. J, Wilson, D.
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Adult socioeconomic, educational, social, and psychological outcomes of childhood obesity: a national birth cohort study [PDF]
, 2005 Objectives: To assess adult socioeconomic, educational, social, and psychological outcomes of childhood obesity by using nationally representative data. Design: 1970 British birth cohort.
Cole, T.J., Viner, R.M.
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Should strategies to tackle childhood obesity also focus on mental health? [PDF]
, 2015 Childhood obesity continues to be a concern in the UK as in many other countries. Although there has been a ‘levelling off’ of BMI recorded through the National Childhood Measurement Programme in recent years the upward trend continues in older and more ...
Lewis, Kiara, MacKenzie, Abi
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Television viewing time and risk of incident obesity and central obesity: the English longitudinal study of ageing [PDF]
, 2015 Background Research suggests television viewing time may be associated with incident obesity and central obesity in young adults. No study has investigated these associations in older English adults.
Fisher, A, Hamer, M, Smith, L
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Relationship between breast feeding and obesity in children with low birth weight [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Breast feeding appears to play a role in determining obesity and abdominal obesity during childhood, specifically in children with a history of low birth weight. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation of breast-
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Fuzzy logic as a decision-making support system for the indication of bariatric surgery based on an index (MAFOI) generated by the association between body fat and body mass index. [PDF]
, 2011 Background: A fuzzy obesity index (MAFOI) for use as an alternative to bariatric surgery indication (BSI) is presented. The search for a more accurate method to evaluate obesity and to indicate a better treatment is important in the world health context.
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It\u27s all in the lens: Differences in views on obesity prevention between advocates and policy makers [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Intervention strategies to reduce obesity include policy and environmental changes that are designed to provide opportunities, support, and cues to help people develop healthier behaviors.
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¿Los sujetos con obesidad subestiman su tamaño corporal? Una revisión narrativa de los métodos de estimación y teorías explicativas [PDF]
, 2018 The widespread of overweight and obesity in the developed countries is a real societal issue, nevertheless a considerable amount of subjects with obesity do not recognize their condition.
Granese, Valentina +2 more
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'I'd kill anyone who tried to take my band away' : obesity surgery, critical fat politics and the 'problem' of patient demand [PDF]
, 2012 Obesity surgery is commonly figured within Fat Studies as the violent mutilation of the fat body, and as the unjustifiable apotheosis of the war on obesity.
Throsby, Karen
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