Category: Obesity Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection than patients of healthy weight, and they require oxygen and invasive mechanical ventilation more often.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Brunswick, NJ—Bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of cancer—and especially obesity-related cancers—by as much as half in certain individuals….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON—Chinese people are more likely to face high blood pressure and other health risks as a result of higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA  – While eating less and moving more are the basics of weight control and obesity treatment, finding ways to help people adhere to a weight-loss regimen is more complicated.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. It increases your risk of other diseases and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Variation in consumption of market-acquired foods outside of the traditional diet — but not in total number of calories burned daily — is reliably related to indigenous Amazonian children’s body fat

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CLEVELAND: A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON —Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Infants from households reporting very low “food security,” a measure of access to adequate and healthy meals, tend to weigh more than those from households with relatively high food security….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BOSTON – Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year than the Covid-19 coronavirus.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Women who lack social ties have a greater likelihood of being obese, according to new UBC research published today in PLOS One. Men, on the other hand, were less likely to be obese if they lived alone and had a smaller social network.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on people with obesity as they struggle to manage their weight and mental health during shelter-in-place orders

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Mexican immigrants, especially those who are undocumented and fear deportation, have limited access to healthy foods and are at increased risk for obesity because of stress, anxiety and depression….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study from Lund University in Sweden has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, May 6, 2020 — Teenagers who have obesity, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure may be more likely to have signs of premature blood vessel aging compared to teens without those health conditions

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Athens, Ga. – Despite overall increases in insurance coverage for low-income individuals in Medicaid expansion states, some gaps remain for individuals who are obese.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Obesity is among the most common complex diseases in the United States and has been a stubborn public health challenge for decades. Its causes are wide ranging….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA, PA — Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some industrial sectors ….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA—People with obesity are often treated with less respect than other people, discriminated against, and socially devalued because of their weight.