Tag: Weight: Misc.
Strong Religious Beliefs May Be Linked to Higher Weight
Some health behaviors, psychosocial factors mediate religion-weight relationship
No Need for Obese Patients to Lose Weight Before THR, TKR
Obese patients achieve about the same pain relief and improved function as normal-weight patients
Heart Failure Risk Rises As Weight Increases
But losing some weight might help decrease the damage
Chronic Disease Risk Rises With Even Slow, Steady Weight Gain
As little as 11 pounds gained from early to middle adulthood tied to significantly elevated risk
Increasing BMI Causally Linked to Asthma, Not Hay Fever
Significant correlation for genetic risk score with FEV1, FVC per BMI-increasing allele
Sugary Drinks in Mid-Pregnancy Up Odds of Heavier Children
Two or more sweet drinks a day in second trimester linked to an extra 2 pounds in 8-year-olds
Depression Inversely Linked to Body Composition in Teens
SSRIs positively related to body composition, with differential effects for different meds
Body Size Linked to Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Women
Multivariable adjusted relative risk for incident P-HPTH increases with waist circumference, weight
Low Body Mass Index Not Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease
Gene-based research suggests that, instead, weight loss probably due to early stages of disease
U-Shaped Correlation Between Body Mass Index, Mortality
The optimal BMI for lowest mortality is higher with worsening diabetes at each sex and age
