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  2. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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    Lorcaserin used to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of obesity before being withdrawn due to cancer risk. [72] Recombinant human leptin is very effective in those with obesity due to congenital complete leptin deficiency via decreasing energy intake and possibly increases energy expenditure. This ...

  3. Cachexia - Wikipedia

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    In people with cancer, cachexia is diagnosed from unintended weight loss of more than 5%. For cancer patients with a body mass index of less than 20 kg/m 2, cachexia is diagnosed after the unintended weight loss of more than 2%. [12] Additionally, it can be diagnosed through sarcopenia, or loss of skeletal muscle mass. [12]

  4. Overweight - Wikipedia

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    Psychological well-being is also at risk in the overweight individual due to social discrimination. Being overweight has been shown not to increase mortality [qualify evidence] in older people: in a study of 70 to 75-year old Australians, mortality was lowest for "overweight" individuals (BMI 25 to 29.9), [18] while a study of Koreans found ...

  5. Weight loss - Wikipedia

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    Intentional weight loss is the loss of total body mass as a result of efforts to improve fitness and health, or to change appearance through slimming. Weight loss is the main treatment for obesity, [1] [2] [3] and there is substantial evidence this can prevent progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes with a 7–10% weight loss and manage cardiometabolic health for diabetic people with a ...

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

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    The study reviewed the body mass index (BMIs), a measure of obesity, of 16.7 million U.S. adults over a 10-year period. The average BMI rose annually to 30.24 -- which is considered obese -- until ...

  7. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    The total annual direct cost of overweight and obesity in Australia in 2005 was A$21 billion. Overweight and obese Australians also received A$35.6 billion in government subsidies. [245] The estimated range for annual expenditures on diet products is $40 billion to $100 billion in the US alone. [246]

  8. Weight Loss Injections: What You Need to Know, From ... - AOL

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    Wegovy, on the other hand, is approved for weight loss in people with obesity or those with overweight and an obesity-related health condition, like high blood pressure (hypertension). Ozempic and ...

  9. Obesity-associated morbidity - Wikipedia

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    Death rate from obesity, 2019. Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic physical and mental illnesses.. The health effects of being overweight but not obese are controversial, with some studies showing that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9) may actually be lower than for those with an ideal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). [1]