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How obesity is like alcoholism
Posted by: admin on: August 25, 2011
Obesity is often progressive and fatal. Most people, let alone those struggling with obesity, experience progressive weight gain over time. Sometimes periods of rapid weight gain are followed by periods of weight stability or even weight loss, but in the long term, no one with obesity would carry their excess weight had they not progressively […]
Patients adjusting their medications and controlling blood pressure
Posted by: admin on: August 22, 2011
We are no longer surprised when a patient is asked if they take their blood pressure medicines every day, and we are told “it depends.” This can not only be amusing, but frustrating to the physician attempting to achieve blood pressure control in order to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, among other […]
The relationship between various measures of obesity and arterial stiffness in morbidly obese patients
Posted by: admin on: August 8, 2011
Background The prevalence of obesity is rising globally, independent of ethnicity, race and age, and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity Several lines of evidence indicate that the distribution of fat is a major determinant of cardiovascular risk in both normal weight, overweight and moderately obese subjects, although measures of general obesity and physiological […]
Health Advice by Dr. Weiss: The Value of Prevention in Physical Exams
Posted by: admin on: August 3, 2011
Preventive care is more important than an annual physical, according to both an Archives of Internal Medicine article and the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Preventive care is incorporated into an annual exam only about 20% of the time with the remaining 80% of prevention occurring during other office visits or […]
Too Few Doctors Tell Patients they’re Overweight
Posted by: admin on: July 8, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity Many people who are overweight and obese either don’t realize it or are in denial — and too few doctors are setting them straight, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed data on roughly 5,500 people who took part in government health surveys between 2005 and 2008. […]
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