Obesity Is a Disease, Says AMA
New designation may intensify focus on prevention and treatment.
Obesity
Obesity Often Thwarts Living Kidney Donation
New findings could explain, at least in part, why live kidney donation has stagnated in the U.S.
Physicians Less Empathetic in Communicating with Heavy Patients
Patient weight plays no role in quantity of physicians’ biomedical communications.
Obesity Enhances Prostate Volume Growth, Data Show
A BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher also attenuated prostate volume reduction by dutasteride.
Diabetes Increases Post-RP Metastasis Risk in Obese Men
Possible biological mechanisms include changes in the hormonal milieu of obese men with diabetes, researchers reported.
Obesity Prevalence Could Increase 33% by 2030
Efforts to contain health care costs could be hindered If these forecasts are accurate.
Telephone Intervention Can Help Obese Patients Lose Weight
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
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
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
Obesity is associated with greater survival in African-American maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients compared with other races, according to a study.
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