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Topic- Obesity
Reduce depression by losing weight
Obesity is costly for individuals, as well as for economies. Background in a new investigation states that people with depression were typically excluded from studies on weight management because of a fear that their depression would increase. Their findings show that fear was unfounded.
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Health care costs grow along with America's waistlines
The alarm has already been raised about the number of people who are classified as overweight or obese. Two new reports link the prevalence of overweight and obesity to escalating health care costs.
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More weight at younger age means more mobility problems in old age
Overweight and obesity is linked to multiple serious health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders (World Health Organization). New research found that even people who had lost weight faced an increased risk of problems walking or climbing stairs.
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For people with diabetes who are obese, exercise has many benefits
Epidemiologists compared data from two national surveys that used separate tests (fasting blood glucose test and oral glucose tolerance test) to estimate that in the United States, nearly one-third of those age 65 and older have diabetes, and three-quarters have diabetes or pre-diabetes (Diabetes Care, February 2009). Overweight is a risk factor for multiple health conditions, including diabetes.
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