Weight of evidence
Tags: OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT women; OVERWEIGHT men
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- A heavy toll. Ghosh, Sabitri // Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness Magazine;Jan2004, Issue 255, p54
Focuses on the prevalence of obesity in Canada. Estimated number of overweight and obese people; Multidisciplinary team assembled in Canada to determine how to best prevent and treat obesity; Statistics on obesity in Canada; Plan of action for the reduction and prevention of overweight; Most...
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities Related to Obesity and Gender. Rosen, Allison B.; Schneider, Eric C. // JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine;Apr2004, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p332
Obesity is associated with a higher incidence of colorectal cancer and increased colorectal cancer mortality. Obese women are less likely to undergo breast and cervical cancer screening than nonobese women. It is not known whether obesity is associated with a lower likelihood of colorectal...
- Being Overweight in Adolescence Linked To Serious Health Ailments Later in Life. Portner, Jessica // Education Week;11/11/1992, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p10
The article provides information on the study conducted by the researchers at Tufts University's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging concerning men and women who had been overweight in adolescence in Massachusetts. The study found that obesity increases the long-term risk of developing...
- Women & Obesity. // National Women's Health Report;Oct2006, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p1
The article analyzes obesity in women and its adverse effect on them. Between 1999 and 2004 the numbers of overweight and obese women have remained steady. Obese women have nearly twice the amount of disease as men and overweight women have more than six times as much as obese men. Obese women...
- Obesity and poor sexual health outcomes. Gotdbeck-Wood, Sandy // BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition;7/10/2010, Vol. 341 Issue 7764, p56
The author reflects on the study conducted by Bajos and colleagues regarding the relationship between obesity, sex, pregnancy, and contraception. He states that Bajos and colleagues found that 30% of obese women are more at risk of poor sexual outcome than obese men. He notes that obese women...
- Is obesity all in the mind? // India Today;2/21/2011, p14
The article discusses the different perceptions of fat Indian men and women. According to a report from Yale University in the U.S., which was published in the "International Journal of Obesity," women who gain a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 27 are already seen as fat, whereas men have to gain more...
- Hearts at Risk: A Little Fat'll Do Ya In. // Men's Fitness;Jan2003, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p46
Presents the findings of a study which determined whether overweight and lesser degrees of obesity in men pose as health risks.
- Reality cheque. // NZ Business;Nov99, Vol. 13 Issue 10, p8
Focuses on the findings of a study, which suggest that majority of all New Zealand men are overweight or obese. Way of dealing with complicated emotions; Development of a five-year plan.
- OBESITY IN MEN: A CLINICAL STUDY OF TWENTY-FIVE CASES. Mendelson, Myer; Weinberg, Norris; Stunkard, Albert J. // Annals of Internal Medicine;Apr61, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p660
Presents a clinical study of obesity in men. Difference between juvenile obese and adult obese; Index of severity of the weight problem; Psychologic functioning; Relationship of food intake to life stress.
