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American Medical Association refused to recognize obesity disabilities
February 26, 2010
American Medical Association refused to recognize obesity disabilities
American Medical Association (AMA) has decided not to recognize obesity disabilities. The reason for this became inevitable difficulties in communication between doctors and patients, which would have occurred otherwise.
Recognition of obese people with disabilities would allow human rights organizations to more effectively combat discrimination against people in the workplace and in other situations.
However, U.S. laws prohibit the point man for his disability, if he had not expressed a willingness to talk on this subject, with exceptions for health workers is not provided. This means that in case of recognition of obesity disabilities doctor will not recommend a patient to reduce body weight.
At the same time, weight control is indicated for many common diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes and many others, and therefore, the law on disability interfere with medical quality to do its work.
Currently, obesity is observed in approximately 65 percent of adult Americans, with more than 30 percent – in the degree of obesity. Experts estimate that excess weight causes 300 thousand deaths in the country annually.
Operations for the treatment of obesity began to carry out through the mouth
December 11, 2009
Operations for the treatment of obesity began to carry out through the mouth
American and European surgeons are experiencing how to conduct operations to reduce the stomach through the mouth. Such access by the intervention, aimed at combating obesity, leaves no cosmetic defects.
With gastroscopy, introduced through the esophagus, stomach superimposed surgical staples in such a way that it formed a thin channel, slowing the passage of food. This patient feel full after taking small amounts of food and lose weight.
Doctors called the preliminary results of 200 operations in the U.S. and 100 in Europe are promising. After about 18 months after the intervention the mean weight loss of patients was 45 percent. According to the surgeon Nishi Gregg (Gregg Nishi) of the Medical Center Sidars-Sinai, only one operation was complicated by perforation of the esophagus, the more serious complications were observed.
The new operation was another achievement of technology NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery – Endoscopic surgery through natural openings). Today in the world with the help of this technology has successfully removed the appendix, gall bladder and kidney through the vagina, through the mouth performed appendectomy and biopsies of the pancreas.
Fighting obesity: two in one
November 13, 2009
One of the coaches Hollywood celebrities helping them throw off excess weight, and along with their pets.
Fitness guru from Beverly Hills, Gunnar Peterson (Gunnar Peterson), known as the man to help stay in shape, such celebrities as Jennifer Lopez and Sylvester Stallone, has created a series of videos for training people with their dogs and cats.
“It is about maintaining the physical form along with your favorite” – said Peterson of Los Angeles – “We have become less and less time, so we combined the two in one”.
And just in time. Veterinarians say that with an increase in waist increases the mass of people and, accordingly, worsening the health of furry friends.
“Just as we have become a nation of fat people, we bring up in his lap” nation “ozhirevshih pets,” – said Dr. Ernest Ward (Ernest Ward), president of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), a group of physicians involved in against obesity in animals.
“Over 44 percent of dogs and 57 percent of cats by today’s estimates, are overweight or obese” – he said, referring to recent studies APOP.
In an interview from Calabash, North Carolina Ward added that when he graduated from veterinary school 17 years ago, obese animals was not a problem.
Fat cells in the human body
November 9, 2008
No diet can not change the number of fat cells in the human body, Swedish researchers suggest
Researchers Carolina Institute in Sweden say that the final number of fat cells in humans is formed during adolescence and does not change until the end of life, regardless of the recruited or lost weight.
Increasing the number of people suffering from obesity has led to the focus of scientists – fat cells, the effects of which we notice in our stomach.
When we tolsteem, these cells actually increased in size.
However, according to the journal Nature, scientists could not say for sure whether obesity is only a “broadening” fat cells and also to increase their numbers.
If the latter assumption is confirmed, this would mean that slimming could lead to a reduction in the number of fat cells in the body.
Swedish researchers conducted a study involving several hundred children, adolescents and adults of various ages and found that the number of fat cells grown in childhood, but, having reached a certain number during puberty, remain unchanged.
The researchers also tested the hypothesis that the number of fat cells can be changed in extreme circumstances. To this end, they took samples of fat in patients, in particular, had planned to make a plastic operation to remove fat.
Once people lose weight, researchers took a new piece of fat to see whether the number of fat cells.
It is difficult to lose weight
“This explains why so difficult to lose weight and more it is not to recruit – the very fat cells do not disappear, and require more and more” Kirsti Spadling.
According to lead researcher Kirsti Spadling received data – bad news for wishing to lose weight.
“This explains why so difficult to lose weight and more it is not to recruit – the very fat cells do not disappear, and require more and more” – she said.
Dr. Paul Treyhern from the University of Liverpool believes that the Swedish study is a “solid foundation” for further study of the phenomenon of obesity.
“It would be nice if we could find a way to lose weight by altering the number of fat cells, but there are lots of other, the primary options, such as diet and exercise” – felt Treyhern.
According to him, “the real benefit of [the study] is that it has provided us with evidence that we can use in the future to study obesity and its causes.”
“We know that in many tissues of adult cells, which contain no fat, but may begin to accumulate it, with some modification of diet”
Stephen O’Reilly,
University of Cambridge
However, another scientist, Professor Stephen O’Reilly from Cambridge University said that the idea of a constant number of fat cells in adults do not think it credible.
“We know that in the tissue of adults there are many cells that do not contain fat, but may begin to accumulate it, with some modification of diet,” – says O’Reilly.
“You can almost say with certainty that the cells do so without being divided, and therefore they could not” count “using a similar technique. I think it is premature to conclude that by the time of puberty” game is over “- in meaning the number of fat cells, which we will have. “
Diet and lifestyle in treating obesity in postmenopause
September 28, 2008
Diet and lifestyle in treating obesity in postmenopause
Most adults is rapidly gaining excess body weight. One of these subpopulations, in which the prevalence of obesity is increasing most rapidly, are women in postmenopause.
Until now, clearly it was not clear itself whether the transitional period leading to a set of weights, however, showed that the physiological decline in estrogen causes changes in the distribution of fat that increases the risk of metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Treatment of obesity in postmenopause logically very simple, but extremely difficult to implement – and few have much to move. According to recent studies have shown that an active lifestyle more important than weight reduction. Therefore, the main recommendation is regular physical exercise at least 30 minutes 5 days a week, subject to a healthy balanced diet. Unfortunately, there is no “miracle pill” that would apply to long-term care, and all diets “work” regardless of their identity only until they adhere. Substitution of healthy life does not exist.
The U.S. has stabilized the level of obesity
September 27, 2008
The U.S. has stabilized the level of obesity
The level of obesity in the U.S. stabilized after 25 years of uninterrupted growth, reports Reuters.
In the 2005-2006 year, there were about 72 million people suffering from obesity, about the same as in 2003-2004, said the record U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC). However, the problem of obesity is still very relevant: more than a third of adult Americans suffer from the disease, experts indicate CDC.
«The lack of significant growth in the level of obesity in the last few years is encouraging. But we have not seen and to reduce the target », – said CDC epidemiologist Cynthia Ogden (Cynthia Ogden).
Diagnosis «obesity» put at BMI equal to 30 or more. Body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters. A sign of normal weight is considered BMI of 18.5 – 25 units.
According CDC, the U.S. suffers from obesity 35.3% women and 33.3% of men. Despite the fact that obesity is more common among women, the gender gap is gradually narrowing. Ogden said that the country’s tendency to increase the level of obesity in men: in 1999 the proportion of american womens with pathological increase in body weight remained almost unchanged, while the rate of obesity among men has increased steadily.
The most common obesity affects people aged 40-59 years. In this age category, it noted 40% of men and 41% of women, experts indicate CDC.
The report notes that among the different races and ethnic groups living in the United States, the prevalence of obesity is different. The highest rates of obesity observed among american black womens and american womens Mexican origin – respectively 53% and 51% of women in the age group from 40 to 59 years.
Meanwhile, obesity is a risk factor for many diseases, in particular, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, as well as cardiovascular diseases, experts indicate.