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The CDC considers obesity one of the top five risk factors for preventable premature death, and warns that it can elevate risks of chronic conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and ...
Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...
In 2021, the World Health Organization estimated that obesity caused at least 2.8 million deaths annually. [47] On average, obesity reduces life expectancy by six to seven years, [2] [48] a BMI of 30–35 kg/m 2 reduces life expectancy by two to four years, [37] while severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m 2) reduces life expectancy by ten years. [37]
The U.S. medical establishment is clear about its stance on obesity: it is a “common, serious, and costly chronic disease,” as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts it. By ...
Obesity has been cited as a contributing factor to approximately 100,000–400,000 deaths in the United States per year [57] (including increased morbidity in car accidents) [105] and has increased health care use and expenditures, [51] [106] [107] [108] costing society an estimated $117 billion in direct (preventive, diagnostic, and treatment ...
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 ...
That amounts to more than 10% of annual premature deaths in Brazil among that age group. The authors say their study is the first to estimate the impact of ultra-processed food on the risk of ...
Preventable years of life lost (PrYLL) is an epidemiological measure. It is an estimate of the average years a person would have lived if s/he had not died prematurely due to a preventable cause of death . PrYLL is closely related to potential years of life lost (PYLL) and like PYLL, it gives more weight than mortality rates to deaths that ...