Obesity Facts and Information

Obesity Doesn’t Always Guarantee Heart Disease

For a small number of obese people, those extra pounds do not condemn them to heart disease or diabetes, Dutch researchers report. For those few without other risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, being obese doesn’t raise their risk of cardiovascular trouble. “Metabolically healthy obese persons do not have the elevated cardiovascular risk [...]

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More Kids Now Extremely Obese

The obesity epidemic is hitting children harder than ever, with 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls classified as extremely obese in a California study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente report. The news is even worse for black and Hispanic kids: Among black teenage girls, 11.9 percent were classified as extremely obese, as were 11.2 [...]

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Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down

While physicians and surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules for preventing them, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association. Topping the list: too little exercise, too much weight. In fact, 59 percent of adults surveyed last year reported no activity vigorous [...]

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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 15 [...]

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