Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Films about obesity, a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may have a negative effect on health. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
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]
Chances of a woman classified as obese achieving a “normal” weight: 0.8% Source: American Journal of Public Health, 2015. But my mother’s story, like Sam’s, like everyone’s, didn’t have to turn out like this. For 60 years, doctors and researchers have known two things that could have improved, or even saved, millions of lives.
Eating You Alive is a 2018 health documentary film about why Americans are suffering from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disease, among other diseases, and whether the outcome can be changed.
Addressing the problem of social isolation reduces the risk of mortality associated with obesity, a new study has found. This is the greatest risk factor of death in people with obesity, according ...
Black individuals, and especially Black women, had higher mortality rates than any other group in the study. From 1999-2020, obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled Skip to main content
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer (among postmenopausal women), endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, liver cancer and gallbladder cancer. [2] Obesity may also lead to increased cancer-related mortality. [1]
Grammy Award-winning singer and American Idol alum Mandisa died of complications from class III obesity, according to an autopsy report obtained by People.The 47-year-old was found dead by friends ...