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May 4, 2023 · Within the United States, prevalence rates for generalized obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m 2), extreme obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m 2), and central obesity continue to rise in children and adults with peak obesity rates occurring in the 5 th -6 th decades.
Dec 16, 2021 · Care should be taken to regard a patient’s weight (and weight changes) and BMI as sensitive health information. In addition to weight and BMI, assessment of weight distribution (including propensity for central/visceral adipose deposition) and weight gain pattern and trajectory can further inform risk stratification and treatment options ...
Central fat distribution. The waist circumference is an index of body fat distribution. Increasing waist circumference is accompanied by increasing frequencies of overt type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, and early mortality.
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Aug 4, 2020 · This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants, pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of obesity management toward improving patient-centred health outcomes, rather than weight loss alone.
- Sean Wharton, David C.W. Lau, Michael Vallis, Arya M. Sharma, Laurent Biertho, Denise Campbell-Scher...
- 2020
Oct 11, 2023 · Here we review salient pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the development and morbidity of obesity as well as pathophysiologically based classification systems that inform current obesity management and may inform improved and individualized management in the future.
Definition. A weight change in adults requires evaluation for potential secondary causes if the loss or gain of total body weight cannot be attributed to purposeful alterations in diet or activity. There are few data, however, to specify the exact weight change that is clinically significant.
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Dec 30, 2023 · Persistently elevated weight post-pregnancy and fluctuations in weight distribution around the menopausal transition (toward central obesity) emphasize the importance of longitudinal monitoring and timely intervention in women.
