health consequences
The Price of Obesity
Submitted by Hugh McBride on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 12:58.With obesity at epidemic proportions around the globe, an unprecedented number of individuals may now find themselves at greater risk of developing a wide range of additional health problems. Asthma, type-2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers are just a few of the myriad diseases and conditions that health care professionals and research scientists have associated with elevated body mass index.
Obesity Threatens to Tarnish the "Golden Years"
Submitted by Hugh McBride on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 20:27.By Hugh C. McBride
Dr. Mike Magee isn't a mathematician, but when he looks at the health outlook of people in the United States, he sees an equation as simple as it is stark: Aging + Obesity = Serious Consequences.
In an article on the "Health Politics" online news and information service that he founded, Magee describes the confluence of aging and obesity as "two intersecting and compounding megatrends" that threaten the health of millions of adults. And he isn't alone in his concerns about America's aging population.
