Obesity - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Trial of family and friend support for weight loss in African American adults.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Family and friend participation may provide culturally salient social support for weight loss in African American adults. METHODS: SHARE (Supporting Healthy Activity and eating Right Everyday) was a 2-year trial of a culturally specific ... Read more...

[Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?]

17 Oct 2009 Recent studies have shown that about 20% of obese subjects are metabolically healthy with no increased risk for development of cardio-vascular disease or type 2 diabetes. This group is characterized by normal metabolic parameters (do not have ... Read more...

[Systematic evaluation of therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity]

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity, and to analyze the current situation of clinical studies. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving acupuncture treatment for simple obesity ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obesity - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The interdisciplinary approach to culturally tailored medical care: "Social networking" for decreasing risk: Comment on "The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial" and "Trial of family and friend support for weight loss in African American adults". 24 Oct 2009
• Trial of family and friend support for weight loss in African American adults. 24 Oct 2009
• [Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?] 17 Oct 2009
• [Systematic evaluation of therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity] 29 Sep 2009
• Current World Literature. 29 Sep 2009
• Stressing over obesity. 29 Sep 2009
• Behavior therapy for obesity: where are we now? 29 Sep 2009
• The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review. 29 Sep 2009
• Pounds Off Digitally study: a randomized podcasting weight-loss intervention. 29 Sep 2009
• Screening for obstructive sleep apnea on the internet: randomized trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Family-based treatment of severe pediatric obesity: randomized, controlled trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Variation in the UCP2 and UCP3 genes associates with abdominal obesity and serum lipids: the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study. 19 Sep 2009
• [Skin manifestations, treatment and rehabilitation in overweight and obesity] 11 Sep 2009
• Pediatric obesity: etiology and treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• Restraint, hunger, and disinhibition following treatment for binge-eating disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Risk factors: The obesity paradox-an artifact of small sample size? 30 Aug 2009
• [Clinical observation on electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoints for treatment of simple obesity of heart and spleen deficiency type] 30 Aug 2009
• School-based exercise program improves fitness, body composition and cardiovascular risk profile in overweight/obese children. 30 Aug 2009
• Obesity and cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• [Metabolically obese normal-weight individuals and metabolically healthy, but obese, subjects] 24 Aug 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