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Obesity

Obesity Prevalence Could Increase 33% by 2030

May 07, 2012

Efforts to contain health care costs could be hindered If these forecasts are accurate.

Telephone Intervention Can Help Obese Patients Lose Weight

Jill Stein November 16, 2011

ORLANDO—A weight loss program delivered by telephone can be just as effective in obese patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor as a weight loss program delivered with in-person support, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011.

ACE Inhibitor Reduces ESRD Risk Among Obese Patients

Delicia Honen Yard June 16, 2011

Ramipril can essentially abolish the excess risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) seen in obese persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a post hoc analysis of the Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy (REIN) trial.

Obese Donors Not At Higher Renal Risk

Jody A. Charnow May 02, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Obese kidney donors are not at elevated risk for renal dysfunction long term, but they may experience an increase in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to researchers.

Black HD Patients Benefit More from Obesity

Tasheema Prince March 02, 2010

Obesity is associated with greater survival in African-American maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients compared with other races, according to a study.

Kidney Stone Disease Tied to Obesity

Jody A. Charnow February 16, 2010

During a five-year period, stones were diagnosed in 4.9% of obese and 2.6% of non-obese subjects.

Incontinence Common in Obese and Overweight Diabetic Women

Jody A. Charnow July 09, 2009

Weekly urinary incontinence is highly prevalent among overweight and obese women with type 2 diabetes, according to recently published findings from the Action for Health in Diabetes study.