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Monday, September 10, 2007
COLON AND RECTAL CANCER
An hour of leisure time physical activity per day reduces risk of colon and rectal cancer by 41-44%
Men who get an hour of leisure-time physical activity per day are 44 percent less likely to get colon cancer and 41 percent less likely to get rectal cancer than men who get less than 10 minutes of leisure-time exercise per day according to study by researchers from Sweden.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
SICK ABSENCE
Obese men 2.6 times more likely to have long absence from work due to sickness
Obese men are 2.6 times as likely as lean men to have a long absence from work due to sickness according to a study from researchers at the University College London Medical School in London, England.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
LIFESPAN
Obesity shortens lifespan of men by 5 years, women by 10 years
Obesity shortens the lifespan of men by an average of 5 years and of women by 10 years according to a study from the National Institute of Public Health in Denmark.
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
ASTHMA
Obesity can cause asthma
Obesity can cause asthma according to a new paper from Chile.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
KNEE / HIP REPLACEMENT
Obesity increases risk of hip replacement in women 2.5 fold, knee replacement 10.5 fold
Obesity increase the risk of hip replacement in women 2.5-fold, and knee replacement 10.5-fold according to a new study from the University of Oxford.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
OBESITY, RACE, DEPRESSION
Obesity, race and depression independently increase likelihood of chronic disease
Being obese, Black or depressed all independently increase the likelihood of having a chronic disease according to a paper from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Being all three created a "triple threat" for developing certain chronic diseases according to the paper. Obese, depressed Blacks are 12 times as likely to have hypertension, and 15 times as likely to have diabetes.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
COLORECTAL CANCER
Risk of colorectal cancer as much as 80% greater in obese men
The risk of colorectal cancer is as much as 80 percent greater in obese men than normal weight men according to a paper on obesity and cancer published in the British Medical Journal.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
RISK OF DYING
Extreme obesity increases the risk of dying in women by 70%
Extreme obesity increases the risk of dying in women by 70 percent according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Monday, August 28, 2006
COLON CANCER
Belly fat increases the risk of colon cancer in women
Excess belly fat increases the risk of colon cancer in women according to a study of 24,072 women in Australia.
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PROSTATE CANCER
Obesity weakly increases the risk of prostate cancer
"[O]besity is weakly associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer," concludes a new meta-analysis of previous studies.
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Saturday, January 14, 2006
LONGEVITY
The lowest risk of death is assocated with a BMI of 21 in younger women, 23 in younger men
Numerous studies have found that being overweight increases the risk of death. A new study from the U.S. National Cancer Institute found that in younger women, the risk of death increases when body mass index (BMI) exceeds 21, and in older women, when BMI exceeds 25. In younger men, the risk increases when BMI exceeds 23, whereas in older men, the risk does not increase until BMI exceeds 30.
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Thursday, January 12, 2006
HEADACHES
Headaches are more common and more incapacitating in obese people
"[H]eadaches are more common and incapacitating in obese patients than [normal weight people]," according to a new study from Brazil. "[M]igraine is the most important diagnosis in this population."
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Monday, October 31, 2005
PERIODONTAL DISEASE
Obese women 2-3 times more likely to have periodontal disease
Obese women are 2.1 times more likely to have periodontal (gum) disease than normal weight women according to a new study from researchers at Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and from Brazil.
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KIDNEY DISEASE
Overweight men 45% more likely to have chronic kidney disease
Being overweight increases the risk of chronic kidney disease by 45 percent in men according to a new study from researchers as Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005
RISK OF DEATH
Obesity increases risk of death by 22%
Compared to people of normal weight, being obese increases the risk of death from cancer by 7 percent, increases the death from all causes by 22 percent, increases the risk of death from coronary heart disease by 57 percent, and increases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 48 percent according to a analysis of data from twenty-six studies.
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Friday, September 09, 2005
ARTERIES
Obesity increases the stiffness of arteries
Obesity increases the stiffness and diameters of arteries according to a new study from Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and France. The effect tended to be greater in younger people, and less so in older people.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
BREAST CANCER
Increasing BMI increases the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Even slightly elevated body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women according to a new study from the University of Hong Kong.
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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Obesity increases the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome
"ncreased [body mass index] BMI is a significant independent risk factor for [carpal tunnel syndrome] in patients under the age of 63 years, but is less important in older patients," concludes a new study from the UK.
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Monday, July 18, 2005
URINARY INCONTINENCE
Excess belly fat increases risk of urinary incontinence in women 6-fold
Excess belly fat is associated with stress urinary incontinence according to a study from University of Ulsan's College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea.
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Thursday, June 09, 2005
HEALTH RISKS OF OBESITY
Obesity associated with as much disease as poverty, smoking and heavy drinking
Obesity causes more disease than smoking, heavy drinking or poverty according to a recent study from the RAND corporation.
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Friday, May 27, 2005
BACK PROBLEMS
Being overweight at 25-years-old increases the risk of disc degeneration 3.8-fold
Being overweight at 25-years-old increases the risk of disc degeneration 3.8-fold according to a new study from Finland.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
DIABETES
Waist measurement is best for predicting diabetes risk in men
A waist measurement is better than waist-to-hip ratio for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes in men according to a new study from the University of Illinois.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
KIDNEY STONES
Obesity increases the risk of kidney stones by one-third in men and doubles the risk in women
Obesity increases the risk of kidney stones in men by 33 percent, and by 90 percent in younger women and 109 percent in older women according to a new study from Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Monday, April 04, 2005
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
Fatty liver disease found in a majority of morbidly obese people
Obesity is a major risk factor for fatty liver disease.
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GALLBLADDER DISEASE
Obesity increases the risk of gallbladder disease 3- to 6-fold
Obesity increases the risk of gall bladder disease 3- to 6-fold according to a new study.
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Monday, March 21, 2005
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Obesity may reduce life expectacy by 2- to 5 years within 50 years
Life expectancy has slowly and steadily increased over the last thousand years, however, obesity could reverse that trend and decrease the average life expectancy by 2 to 5 years within the next fifty years -- more of an impact than heart disease or cancer -- according to new study from researchers at the University of Illinois.
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DIABETES
Diabetics as likely to have a heart attack as non-diabetics who have previously had a heart attack
Being overweight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes more than any other disease. Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of having a heart attack as much non-diabetics who have previously had a heart attack according to 1998 study.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005
CANCER
Obesity increases risk of dying from cancer by 6% in men, 10% in women
Obesity increases the risk of dying from cancer by 6 percent in men and 10 percent in women according to a new paper.
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Thursday, December 23, 2004
Excess weight and inactivity account for 59% of heart disease deaths, 21% of cancer deaths in women
"Both increased [body fat] and reduced physical activity are strong and independent predictors of death [in women]," according to a new study from researchers at Harvard.
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Thursday, December 09, 2004
U.S. NIH’s Obesity Guidelines Part 2: Health Risks of being Overweight
Above a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 20 there is an increased incidence of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, and some types of cancer including endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon according to the U.S. NIH's Obesity Guidelines.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Fitness as important as fatness for reducing the risk of death in men
Fitness is as important than fatness for reducing the risk of death in men according to a new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina.
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Saturday, October 02, 2004
Half of deaths in obese women due to obesity
More than half (53 percent) of deaths in obese women can be attributed to obesity according to a recent paper.
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Obese patients 2.8 times more likely to try and lose weight if advised by their doctor
Obese patients are 2.8 times more likely to try and lose weight if advised to do so by their doctor according to a recent study.
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Physicians fail to provide weight loss counseling to nearly two-third of obese patients
Physicians failed to provide weight loss counceling in nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of patients who were obese according to a recent survey.
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Health problems occur in over 70% of people who are overweight
Weight-related health problems such as high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol or triglyceride levels, Type 2 diabetes, or coronary heart disease, are found in over 70 percent of people with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 27 (overweight) according to a recent paper from James Rippe at Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Saturday, September 04, 2004
Health: Overweight increases risk of declining health by 29%, obesity 45%
Being overweight increases the risk of declining health in middle-aged and older people by 29 percent, whereas being obese increases the risk by 36 percent according to a new study from researchers at Northwestern University Medical School. They found a similar increase in risk for developing a physical difficulty. However, regular exercise reduced these risks, even in those who were obese.
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Monday, August 23, 2004
Sleep Apnea: Ten percent weight gain increases risk 32%, ten percent weight loss decreases risk 26%
A ten percent weight gain increases the risk of obstructive sleep apnea by 32 percent, whereas a ten percent weight loss reduces the risk by 26 percent.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Obesity does not increase the risk of death in people over 70-years-old
Being underweight increases the risk of dying in people over the age of 70-years-old, however, being obese does not according to a muticultural study.
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Monday, August 09, 2004
Cancer: Obesity causes an estimated 90,000 cancer deaths each year
Excess body weight is responsible for an estimated 90,000 cancer deaths each year according to a study from the American Cancer Society.
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Cancer: Elevated insulin levels associated with cancers of colon, breast, pancreas, and endometrium
Type II diabetes and chronically elevated levels of insulin are associated with an increased risk of cancers of the colon, breast, pancreas, kidney, and endometrium.
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