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2. Obesity paradox - Wikipedia

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   This has been attributed to the fact that people often lose weight when they have severe and chronic illness (a syndrome called cachexia). [19] Similar findings have been made in other types of heart disease. Among people with heart disease, those with class I obesity do not have greater rates of further heart problems than people of normal weight.

3. 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 ...

4. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   The problem is that in America, like everywhere else, our institutions of public health have become so obsessed with body weight that they have overlooked what is really killing us: our food supply. Diet is the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for more than five times the fatalities of gun violence and car accidents ...

5. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   One study found a weight loss of between 14% and 25% (depending on the type of procedure performed) at 10 years, and a 29% reduction in all cause mortality when compared to standard weight loss measures. [214] Complications occur in about 17% of cases and reoperation is needed in 7% of cases. [212]

6. Prescriptions for weight loss drugs are skyrocketing ... - AOL

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   The use of blockbuster weight loss drugs has surged among young women, for whom the treatments can often be "liberating." Prescriptions for weight loss drugs are skyrocketing, especially among ...

7. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Share of adults that are obese, 1975 to 2016. Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs. [1]

8. Novo's Wegovy induces higher weight loss in women than men ...

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   Females lost an average of 9.6% of their weight, while males lost about 7.2% of body weight. Heart failure benefits were found to be similar in males and females, with both groups improving by an ...

9. Popular weight loss drug found to reduce risk of heart ... - AOL

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   Taking a weight loss drug may also help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiac death, data shows. Wegovy, a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat obesity ...