by October Gallery
(Reuters Health) – For morbidly obese patients having knee replacement surgery, losing at least 20 pounds beforehand leads to shorter hospital stays and lower odds of being discharged to a…
(Reuters Health) – Healthy older adults who have been obese for years may be at higher risk of developing dementia than their peers who aren’t overweight, research from the UK…
(Reuters Health) – Three in four obese people with diabetes who had a common type of weight-loss operation called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) experienced remission of their diabetes within a…
(Reuters Health) – – Researchers said last year that the proportion of overweight U.S. adults trying to lose weight has been shrinking – but newly reanalyzed data suggest the proportion…
(Reuters Health) – People who develop high blood pressure before age 40 have a higher risk of heart disease and strokes in middle age, two new studies suggest. One of…
(Reuters Health) – Kids who are obese may be more likely to develop a severe hip disorder than children who are not overweight, a UK study suggests. The disorder, known…
In the weeks since my HuffPost Highline feature on fat-shaming came out, I’ve been inundated with readers’ stories of how weight stigma affects their daily lives. One reader told me…
Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*African American Adolescents and Obesity, with Dr.KSanford, Professor of Sociology @ Tennessee State University, … source
Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Health and Well Being of African American Adolescents, with Dr. EKelly Sanford, Professor of Sociology … source
Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Health and Well Being of African American Adolescents, with Dr. EKelly Sanford, Professor of Sociology … source