Obesity - Economics
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Obesity related health care costs assessed from BMI or waist circumference--secondary publication]

17 Oct 2009 Obesity is associated with increased risk of many diseases and mortality. The risk is related to body fat distribution such that abdominal obesity is associated with a greater risk than gluteo-femoral obesity. Individual cumulative health service ... Read more...

The benefits of risk factor prevention in Americans aged 51 years and older.

15 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We assessed the potential health and economic benefits of reducing common risk factors in older Americans. METHODS: A dynamic simulation model tracked a national cohort of persons 51 and 52 years of age to project their health and ... Read more...

Outcomes and costs of primary care surveillance and intervention for overweight or obese children: the LEAP 2 randomised controlled trial.

Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether ascertainment of childhood obesity by surveillance followed by structured secondary prevention in primary care improved outcomes in overweight or mildly obese children. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial nested ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obesity - Economics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Obesity related health care costs assessed from BMI or waist circumference--secondary publication] 17 Oct 2009
• The benefits of risk factor prevention in Americans aged 51 years and older. 15 Sep 2009
• Outcomes and costs of primary care surveillance and intervention for overweight or obese children: the LEAP 2 randomised controlled trial. Sep 2009
• Lifestyle interventions for knee pain in overweight and obese adults aged > or = 45: economic evaluation of randomised controlled trial. 16 Aug 2009
• Over-indebtedness as a marker of socioeconomic status and its association with obesity: a cross-sectional study. 5 Aug 2009
• "Soda tax" could help tackle obesity, says US director of public health. 2 Aug 2009
• XXXL: why are we so fat? 18 Jul 2009
• Association of socioeconomic status with overall overweight and central obesity in men and women: the French Nutrition and Health Survey 2006. 30 Jun 2009
• A return-on-investment simulation model of workplace obesity interventions. 29 Jun 2009
• Prevalence rates and comparisons of obesity levels in Ireland. 29 Jun 2009
• Obesity is not a choice. 29 Jun 2009
• Economic conditions and obesity. 22 Jun 2009
• Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults. 16 Jun 2009
• A socioeconomic analysis of obesity and diabetes in New York City. 13 Jun 2009
• Obesity on the rise. 30 May 2009
• Health care costs of obesity in women. 30 May 2009
• Self-reported health risks linked to health plan cost and age group. 30 May 2009
• Paying for obesity: a changing landscape. 30 May 2009
• [How to motivate patients for weight reduction. Insurance fund premiums according to weight!] 12 May 2009
• Underserved communities have the highest need for built environment interventions targeting obesity. 12 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Obesity'

Definition: A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

Descriptor UI: D009765

Alternative terms: Obesity;

Related Mesh Headings: Appetite Depressants; Body Weight; Diet, Reducing; Skinfold Thickness; Lipectomy; Anti-Obesity Agents; Bariatrics;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C18.654.726.500; C23.888.144.699.500; E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500; G07.100.100.160.120.699.500;

Technical Notes: OBESITY, MORBID is also available; obese hyperglycemic mice are indexed MICE, OBESE: do not add OBESITY or HYPERGLYCEMIA unless disease particularly discussed