Not exact matches
O'Rahilly
suggests that further gene scans of
obese adults may reveal deletions linked to common types of obesity, which in turn could lead to treatments.
Racial disparities in obesity rates among the third of U.S.
adults considered
obese are often blamed on socioeconomic status because of its influence on diet and physical activity, but new findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in Obesity
suggest otherwise — particularly for women.
More than two in three
adults in the United States are considered overweight or
obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence
suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a «western diet» — foods consisting high levels of sugars and fats — is a major cause of this epidemic.
Metabolically healthy
obese adults consuming a diet high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat may be able to decrease their total cholesterol by 10 points, a new study
suggests.
Middle - age
adults had even more to gain: The model
suggested that an
obese 40 - year - old could save between $ 18,000 and $ 32,000 over their lifetime by losing enough to be simply overweight or a healthy weight.