The effects of low - carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in
severely obese adults: one - year follow - up of a randomized trial.
In
severely obese adults who received lifestyle counseling, one article linked intermittent, reversible blockade of the vagus nerve to only slightly more weight loss at one year — and more serious side effects — compared to a sham procedure.
Not exact matches
Health care costs are nearly twice as high for
severely obese people as for
adults of normal weight.
Type 2, or
adult - onset, diabetes accounts for around 90 % of diabetes cases and is most prevalent among people over the age of 40 and the
severely obese.
Meanwhile, more than two - thirds of
adults are overweight or
obese, and over one - third of
adults are
obese (
severely overweight).