US EditionObese Population Swells Under Proposed New Framework
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA, JUL 7 – The PEARL program supports patients with obesity planning pregnancy by focusing on lifestyle and health optimization to improve fertility and reduce pregnancy risks, clinicians said.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsObese Population Swells Under Proposed New Framework
(MedPage Today) -- More adults would be diagnosed with obesity when using a framework recently outlined by the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) that goes beyond body mass index (BMI) alone. The 2024 framework takes a more ...
1 in 5 overweight adults could be reclassified as obese according to new framework
A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis examined the distribution of people by obesity level using the European Association for the Study of Obesity's (EASO) new framework and determined the risk of death of those newly diagnosed with obesity by this framework.
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Herald & ReviewNorthwestern launches program for patients with obesity concerns who are planning pregnancy
CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine has launched a program to help patients who have concerns related to obesity and are planning a pregnancy.
Prague - In 2019, the Czechs were among the five worst countries in the EU in terms of overweight and obesity. Statisticians will repeat the survey on the health of the population in the second half of this year, visiting 9,500 households. The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) reported this today in a press release on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS). For example, the latest round of the survey showed that two-thirds of people of workin…
1 in 5 overweight adults might actually be obese under new framework
Obesity is currently a diagnosis based around a person's BMI, but international researchers suggesting we introduce a new framework for measuring the condition have noted that this would put one in five people currently classified as overweight into the obese category. The new framework incorporates anthropometric measurements - a more holistic measurement of one's size, weight and proportions - say the researchers. Notably, the team found a sim…
Book review: Plus size pregnancy by Dr Sara Wickham - Maternity & Midwifery Forum
For maternity professionals and parents there are constantly new resources being produced, whether books, articles or podcasts. Occasionally we would like to share these resources. Dianne Garland, Freelance Midwifery Consultant, shares a recent review of a book around Plus Size Pregnancy by Dr Sara Wickham. If you would like to contribute a review please let us know! As with Sara’s other books there is a great balance between absolute and perc…
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