Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China

Y Wang, L Zhao, L Gao, A Pan, H Xue - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
China has experienced many drastic social and economic changes and shifts in people's
lifestyles since the 1990s, in parallel with the fast rising prevalence of obesity. About half of …

[HTML][HTML] Association of obesity with COVID-19 severity and mortality: an updated systemic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

R Singh, SS Rathore, H Khan, S Karale… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Obesity affects the course of critical illnesses. We aimed to estimate the
association of obesity with the severity and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Body-mass index and obesity in urban and rural China: findings from consecutive nationally representative surveys during 2004–18

L Wang, B Zhou, Z Zhao, L Yang, M Zhang, Y Jiang… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In China, mean body-mass index (BMI) and obesity in adults have
increased steadily since the early 1980s. However, to our knowledge, there has been no …

Semaglutide once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes in an east Asian population (STEP 6): a randomised, double-blind …

T Kadowaki, J Isendahl, U Khalid, SY Lee… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Semaglutide 2· 4 mg once weekly has been investigated for weight
management in global populations. Differences exist between Asian and non-Asian …

Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutrition, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of patients undergoing bariatric procedures–2019 update: cosponsored …

JI Mechanick, C Apovian, S Brethauer… - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity …

Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States 2011-18: population based study

B Liu, Y Du, Y Wu, LG Snetselaar, RB Wallace, W Bao - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the trends in obesity and adiposity measures, including body mass
index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, and lean mass, by race or ethnicity among …

Trends in cardiovascular risk factors in US adults by race and ethnicity and socioeconomic status, 1999-2018

J He, Z Zhu, JD Bundy, KS Dorans, J Chen, LL Hamm - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance After decades of decline, the US cardiovascular disease mortality rate flattened
after 2010, and racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease mortality persisted …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among children and adolescents aged 2–19 years: United States, 1963–1965 through 2015–2016

CD Fryar, MD Carroll, CL Ogden - 2018 - stacks.cdc.gov
Results from the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES),
using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 18.5% of US children and …

Association of body mass index with lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease and compression of morbidity

SS Khan, H Ning, JT Wilkins, N Allen… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prior studies have demonstrated lower all-cause mortality in individuals who are
overweight compared with those with normal body mass index (BMI), but whether this may …

Prevalence of obesity among adults and youth: United States, 2015–2016

CM Hales, MD Carroll, CD Fryar, CL Ogden - 2017 - stacks.cdc.gov
Obesity is associated with serious health risks (1). Monitoring obesity prevalence is relevant
for public health programs that focus on reducing or preventing obesity. Between 2003 …