Obesity Facts and Information

Obesity May Dampen Response to Asthma Meds

THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that obesity may not worsen asthma, as many experts have thought, but it could dampen the response to medications commonly used to manage the chronic condition. Inhaled corticosteroids are the most widely prescribed drugs to treat a burgeoning number of people with asthma, many of whom [...]

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Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids

TUESDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — A mother’s weight may have lasting effects not just on her own health but on the respiratory health of her children as well. “Children with asthmatic parents are at an increased risk of asthma if the mother is overweight before pregnancy,” said H.A. Smit, head of the department of [...]

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Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease

MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — The excess fat that leads people to develop heart disease can help them fight against the condition’s worst effects, a review of cardiac studies shows. It’s the “obesity paradox,” said Dr. Carl J. Lavie, medical director of cardiac rehabilitation and prevention at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, [...]

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Productivity Takes a Hit From Obesity, Diabetes

WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) — Obese workers with diabetes are less productive than their normal-weight co-workers, says a U.S. study. Researchers surveyed 7,338 working adults about missed work time, reduced work effectiveness and impairment of daily activities. The results showed that people who were obese and had type 2 diabetes lost 11 percent to [...]

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Obesity becoming US civil rights issue for some

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kate Harding has spent most of her life on one diet or another, losing weight but always gaining it back. Determined to improve her quality of life, she joined a fast-growing group of anti-dieting activists promoting overweight people’s civil rights. Launching an anti-dieting blog called Shapely Prose, Harding and other fat-acceptance [...]

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Obesity and arthritis affect women in later years

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Disabilities related to obesity and arthritis decrease women’s quality of life during their senior years, according to research presented Saturday at the American Geriatrics Society’s annual meeting in Chicago. “While women tend to live longer than men, this study shows that they are at greater risk of living with disability [...]

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