Treating obesity
Tags: OBESITY; HEART -- Diseases; HYPERTENSION
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- American Heart Month -- February 2007. // MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report;2/16/2007, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p113
The article discusses the celebration of American Heart Month in February 2007. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S. It is estimated that 1.2 million persons in the U.S. will have a myocardial infarction. Risk factors for the disease include high blood pressure, high blood...
- Community Surveillance of Stroke in Persons under 70 Years Old: Contribution of Uncontrolled Hypertension. Barker, William H.; Feldt, Karen S.; Feibel, John H. // American Journal of Public Health;Mar1983, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p260
Abstract: In 1979, a community-wide hospital surveillance system was established in Monroe County, New York (population 702,000), to investigate the continuing contribution of uncontrolled high blood pressure (HBP) to the occurrence o[ stroke. This paper reports findings among 200 consecutive...
- Chapter 3: The Silent Killer: High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease. Ford, Jean // Overloaded Body: Diseases & Disabilities Caused by Weight Proble;2005, p43
This article deals with the health risks posed by coronary artery disease and high blood pressure. Being overweight or obese at any age courts many kinds of cardiovascular disease, not just high blood pressure. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that the prevalence of many forms of...
- How dangerous is obesity? // British Medical Journal;4/30/1977, Vol. 1 Issue 6069, p1115
Examines the risk factors for obesity. Association of obesity with ischemic heart disease and osteoarthritis; Need for more quantitative information on the associated risks of obesity; Correlation between obesity and hypertension.
- A community-based study of hypertension and cardio-metabolic syndrome in semi-urban and rural communities in Nigeria. Ulasi, Ifeoma I.; Ijoma, Chinwuba K.; Onodugo, Obinna D. // BMC Health Services Research;2010, Vol. 10, p71
Background: The prevalence of cardio-metabolic syndrome (CMS) is increasing worldwide. In people of African descent, there is higher prevalence of hypertension and complications than other races. Bearing in mind these facts, we looked at the CMS in the general population and the population with...
- Defining metabolic syndrome. Newson, Louise // GP: General Practitioner;9/1/2006, p44
The article focuses on metabolic syndrome. It comprises several metabolic and physiological abnormalities like obesity and hypertension. There is no consensus definition of metabolic syndrome. About 25% of adults and up to 90% of people with type-2 diabetes have metabolic syndrome. A study found...
- A heavy burden. Lauer, Charles S. // Modern Healthcare;9/1/2008, Vol. 38 Issue 35, p38
The author analyzes the health and social costs of obesity in the U.S. He argues that the policies governing obesity prevention and management are not working well. He reveals that since obesity can lead to heart disease and hypertension, it does increase health care spending. The author notes...
- Effect of cardiometabolic risk factors on hypertension management: a cross-sectional study among 28 physician practices in the United States. Belletti, Daniel A.; Zacker, Christopher; Wogen, Jenifer // Cardiovascular Diabetology;2010, Vol. 9, p1
Objective: This cross-sectional study sought to determine the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factor clusters (CMRFCs) and their effect on BP control among hypertensive patients from 28 US physician practices. Methods: Each participating practice identified a random sample of 150-300 adults...
- WALK AWAY FROM HEART ATTACKS. Benzaia, Diana // Saturday Evening Post;Dec1988, Vol. 260 Issue 9, p90
The article discusses the role of exercise in preventing heart attacks. Recent studies have determined that those people whose jobs require physical exertion have lower than average incidence of having a heart disease. Exercise was also shown to improve heart-disease risk factors such as poor...
