Obesity is a major influence on the development and course of cardiovascular diseases and
affects physical and social functioning and quality of life. The importance of effective …

The increase in heart failure (HF) rates throughout the developed and developing regions of
the world poses enormous challenges for caregivers, researchers, and policymakers …

Background: Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure to diagnose obesity.
However, the accuracy of BMI in detecting excess body adiposity in the adult general …

Context Identifying effective obesity treatment is both a clinical challenge and a public health
priority due to the health consequences of obesity. Objective To determine whether common …

Virtually all social science research related to obesity studies a person's body mass index
(BMI). Yet there is wide agreement in the medical literature that BMI is seriously flawed …

Risk factors for the newly identified “intrinsic” breast cancer subtypes (luminal A, luminal B,
basal-like and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive/estrogen receptor …

Objective: This study evaluated associations between body mass index (BMI) and
psychiatric disorders. Methods: Data from 41,654 respondents in the National Epidemiologic …

Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Older Americans 2008) is the fourth in
a series of reports produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics …

Background Debate remains regarding the amount of physical activity that will facilitate
weight loss maintenance. Methods Between December 1, 1999, and January 31, 2003, 201 …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Obesity Society (TOS) commissioned a panel of experts from
among its members to undertake a review of the issue of labeling obesity a disease and to …