Tag: Overweight / Underweight
Influenza Hospitalization More Likely in Underweight, Obese
Clinicians should consider body mass index when deciding on treatment course
Child Overweight, Obesity Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
In absence of overweight and obesity, 10 percent of all pediatric asthma cases would be avoided
Positive Link for BMI and Blood Pressure in Chinese Population
BP increase ranging from 0.8 to 1.7 mm Hg per unit BMI in patients not taking antihypertensive meds
Obesity Screening Recommended for Midlife Women
PCPs should address barriers to adoption of healthy lifestyle measures in postmenopausal women
Rate of Obesity-, Overweight-Related Cancers High in the U.S.
40 percent of cancer diagnoses tied to extra weight; rate higher in older individuals, females
Many Americans Qualify As ‘Overfat’
Overfat individuals have excess body fat, regardless of scale/BMI values, researchers say
Overweight Boys at Greater Risk of Colon Cancer in Adulthood
But study also found that losing weight lowered those odds
Increased BMI Protective Against Blood Transfusions
Findings among patients undergoing total hip, knee arthroplasty
Researchers Report U.S. Obesity Epidemic Getting Worse
Only 25 percent of men and 33 percent of women at a healthy weight, researchers say
Bit of Extra Weight Tied to Better Survival in T2DM
Findings are exploratory; additional research needed
