View example sentences, synonyms and word forms for Obesity.

Obesity

Obesity meaning

The state of being obese.

Example sentences (20)

Obesity is a significant modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and previous research has indicated that abdominal obesity may be a stronger risk factor for cardiovascular disease than general obesity.

Those experts view cheap as chips takeaway food as one of the main causes of obesity that sees New Zealand as second worst in the world for child obesity and third worst in the world for obesity overall.

Using this model, we recently showed that maternal obesity promotes obesity in her offspring, and that this transgenerational amplification of obesity is prevented by a pro-methylation dietary supplement ().

D., from Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in Paris, and colleagues examined the association between healthy lifestyle factors and the incidence of major obesity-related diseases in adults with obesity versus those with normal weight.

In general, doctors should offer access to appropriate drugs to adolescents 12 and older who have obesity, and offer referrals for weight-loss surgery to teens 13 and older who have severe obesity, though situations may vary.

But it is not potent enough to treat more common forms of obesity—such as dietary obesity—explained Cone, who was a senior author of the study.

However, researchers intend to further explore the mechanisms and types of cells involved in obesity control iRhom2 and to identify the specific targets involved in the protection against obesity-associated with loss of iRhom2.

Those with obesity or obesity-related diseases, as well as respiratory-related conditions and conditions that compromise the immune system, are more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

It also requires improving access to obesity treatment, addressing weight bias and obesity stigma, and continuing to research causes and treatment.

While Missouri has an adult obesity rate of 35% — one of the highest in the nation — its childhood obesity rate ranks 15th.

All the aspects of eating and sleeping habits studied, as well as alcohol consumption and previous obesity-defined as a BMI of 25 kg/m2-were significantly associated with obesity.

From their genetic profiles, the genetic risk of obesity was calculated based on the 15 gene variants previously thought to increase the risk of obesity.

New research shows that people who have obesity may carry the influenza A virus for longer periods of time than those who do not have obesity.

The findings by researchers from University of Florida Health, Florida Hospital in Orlando and the Tampa-based nonprofit Obesity Action Coalition were reported today in the journal Obesity Science and Practice.

The Obesity and Diabetes Symposium harvested many commitments from a broad range of community organizations that will help Bermuda halt the rise in obesity and diabetes.

This includes a 2005 study in the International Journal of Obesity, which found associations between obesity and depression and dietary factors.

Abdominal obesity was more closely related with metabolic dysfunctions connected with cardiovascular disease than was general obesity.

Although there is a correlation between antibiotic use in early life and obesity, the effect of antibiotics on obesity in humans needs to be weighed against the beneficial effects of clinically indicated treatment with antibiotics in infancy.

Consistent with cognitive epidemiological data, numerous studies confirm that obesity is associated with cognitive deficits. citation Whether obesity causes cognitive deficits, or vice versa is unclear at present.

For this reason, it is recommended to use both methods of measurements. citation While central obesity can be obvious just by looking at the naked body (see the picture), the severity of central obesity is determined by taking waist and hip measurements.