New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided insight into the prevalence of obesity ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related ...

According to the CDC, as of August 2023, 40.3 percent of U.S. adults—some 100 million people—met the clinical definition for obesity. But this same estimate, which is based on National Health ...

Because of the increased tissue mass, auscultation of heart sounds may be difficult. Minimizing extraneous noise by turning down TV volume, closing the door, and putting equipment such as intra ...

Obesity has become a global epidemic affecting diverse populations ... Furthermore, the overactivation of pathways involving ...

When you arrive at a doctor’s appointment, you likely get your height and weight measured — two numbers used to calculate your body mass index (BMI). From this metric, your physician can ...

Quebecers almost unanimously (97 per cent) agree that obesity has long-term physical, mental and emotional impacts on a person's health. The survey was conducted by Léger as part of a media ...

Tough measures are needed to fix the UK’s ‘broken food system’ and tackle the obesity crisis, a House of Lords committee has warned. A ten-month inquiry found an ‘utter failure’ of successive ...

The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps but updated on September 12, 2024, shows that every state in the U.S. has an obesity rate of over 20 percent. The data also shows ...

Obesity also impacts nursing assessment of the pulmonary system, which includes the ability to auscultate breath sounds, monitor oxygen status with pulse oximetry, and assess respiratory rate and ...