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  2. Obesity paradox - Wikipedia

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    The obesity paradox is the finding in some studies of a lower mortality rate for overweight or obese people within certain subpopulations. [1] [2] [3] The paradox has been observed in people with cardiovascular disease and cancer. Explanations for the paradox range from excess weight being protective to the statistical association being caused ...

  3. Social determinants of obesity - Wikipedia

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    In the United States the number of children a person has had is related to their risk of obesity. A woman's risk of obesity increases by 7% per child, while a man's risk increases by 4% per child. [24] This could be partly explained by the fact that having dependent children decreases physical activity in Western parents. [25]

  4. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Obesity paradox: In some medical conditions, obesity is associated with increased survival, although there is a strong association with shortened lifespan in the general population. Peto's paradox: Humans and other small-to-medium-sized mammals get cancer with high frequency, while larger mammals, like whales, do not. If cancer is essentially a ...

  5. BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say - AOL

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    A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

  6. Social determinants of health in poverty - Wikipedia

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    It is measured in relation to the 'poverty line' or the lowest amount of money needed to sustain human life. [2] Relative poverty is "the inability to afford the goods, services, and activities needed to fully participate in a given society." [2] Relative poverty still results in bad health outcomes because of the diminished agency of the ...

  7. US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible ...

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    For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...

  8. Resource curse - Wikipedia

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    The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty or the poverty paradox, is the hypothesis that countries with an abundance of natural resources (such as fossil fuels and certain minerals) have lower economic growth, lower rates of democracy, or poorer development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources. [1]

  9. Experts Want Obesity Defined Beyond BMI - AOL

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    Some people with obesity show no signs of chronic conditions, studies have found, and other research suggests weight stigma and inadequate health care are associated with many of the same issues ...