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Introduction As of last year, over 2.1 billion people worldwide were considered obese (Ostrow, 2014). Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate due to multiple factors. A common factor is stress and the internal and external influences that links stress to obesity. As there are other environmental and genetic aspects that can affect someone to become obese, there have been multiple studies done to provide information and prove that stress is indeed linked to obesity. Separately these issues…

people who were getting a heart attack smoked more than the skinnier participants. Since they noticed that, the study went ahead and subtracted the participants increased on smoking and just left it as they are getting heart attacks because of their BMIs’ were over 25. While another point Campos made was “…fat active people will be as healthy as thin active ones, and much healthier than thin sedentary individuals.” This is true because if you are physically active then you would be getting the…

Recently, the NICE body in the UK updated its weight loss surgery criteria and recommended that health professionals should consider an assessment for BS for people with a BMI of 30–34.9 kg/m2 who have recent-onset type 2 diabetes (NICE,…

Obesity is a common and complex disorder that involves having an excessive amount of body fat. It is determined based on Body Mass Index (a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese) and as a result can increase the risk of health problems. In some cases, diet and exercise can help an individual lower their BMI, but sometimes, more medical attention is needed. In that case, gastric bypass surgery may be considered. Gastric bypass surgery is a surgical procedure in which the stomach is reduced…

regained by half of the patients after 2 years (Scheimann et al 2008). BioEntrics Ingastric Balloon (BIB) is a restrictive procedure that reduces stomach volume via the insertion of a balloon. PWS patients treated with BIB show a significant decrease in BMI as well as fat tissues. The procedure is also well tolerated and can be repeated more than once in patients (De Peppo et al 2008). Mini-bypass surgery is a modification on the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. When performed on patients with PWS,…

unhealthy it would taste amazing no matter what. When this association is made between healthy and unhealthy foods and health related information is presented they would most likely ignore it or push it aside because they no longer care, later on, their BMI will be affected because of the lack of health…

prevalence of obesity has paralleled the increase in the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea [10]. Studies have shown a strong association between increased body mass index (BMI) and the risk of OSAHS[11]. Significant OSAHS is present in 40% of obese individuals and 70% of OSAHS patients are obese [12]. A mere 10% increase in BMI has been shown to increase the individuals risk of developing OSA by 500% and weight loss in OSAHS patients significantly decreases apnoea frequency…

Genes influence every aspect of human physiology, development, and adaptation. Obesity is no exception. Obesity is a significant health problem affecting all types of individuals; rich and poor, educated and uneducated, Westernized and non-Westernized societies. Over the past 40 years, the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in the United States and continues to grow at an alarming rate, affecting adults, adolescents, and families. Approximately 66 % of adults and 33 % of children and…

Both of them had with BMI ≥ 60 kg/m2, android built , sleep apnea syndrome and were previously treated from venous stasis disease; these are high risk factors for developing DVT (32-33) . In the series of open classical D.S , Hess and Hess (13) reported 3 (0.75%) cases of…

obtain food in your car without needing to move). But, how can someone know if they are obese? There is a standard measurement called BMI. If a person has a greater BMI than or equal to 25 is overweight and if a BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obesity. This is very a big issue because in the long term, it affects the population’s health. A normal person should have a BMI of 18.5-24.9. Obesity keeps increasing everyday because people are not informed of how to have a well balanced daily…