A study published in the medical journal Lancet found that the United States is the fattest nation in the world, and it’s not even close. According to the study, 87 million of the world’s 671 million obese individuals live in the United States, meaning that a country with 5 percent of the world’s population boasts […]
Exercise Key To Increasing Mobility in Seniors
A large clinical trial has proven what many already believe – Moderate activity can increase mobility and independence in seniors. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh conducted the study to determine how aerobic, resistance and flexibility exercises reduced the risk of minor and major mobility disability. They said it was the largest clinical trial on the […]
Doctors Want To Redefine Obesity
Doctors with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology have proposed a new definition of obesity that takes into account Body Mass Index and weight-related complications. AACE President Dr. Jeffery Mechanick said the old definition isn’t precise enough. “Regarding obesity as simply a number reflecting BMI to then dictate the […]
Diabetes Rates Soar Among Children and Teens
Type 2 diabetes rates have risen drastically over the last eight years, especially among American tweens and teens, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Our study is really the first in the US to quantify the burden of type 2 diabetes at the population level — and not just […]
Obesity Increases Cost of Knee Surgery
An eight-year study consisting of more than 8,000 patients found that as BMI increases, so too does the cost of knee surgery. The study examined 8,129 patients who had undergone 6,475 primary total knee arthroplasties and 1,654 secondary knee operations from 2000-2008. Researchers classified patients into eight groups based on the BMI at the time […]
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