Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 OTOH, so does starvation. on 12/19/2004 5:07 PM, old542000 at apater@... wrote: > > Hi All, > > It seems that adhering to CR versus being obese, as > a number of us were pre-CR, has many diverse benefits. > > Things such as insomnia cost much in obese individuals, > yet when the health costs of obesity are calculated, what > sum of money would you put on it? Much money is spent > on sleeping pills and such, but it is hard to put a dollar > value on suffering. How many dollars is it worth to > alleviate pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi folks: From Al's link: " ......... Effective and practical public health approaches to preventing weight gain and treating obesity are urgently needed " . Hmmmmm. I wonder if anyone has suggested a study to determine whether eating less might help? A bit out of the mainstream, I realize, but yer never know. Rodney. --- In , " old542000 " <apater@m...> wrote: > > Hi All, > > It seems that adhering to CR versus being obese, as > a number of us were pre-CR, has many diverse benefits. > > Things such as insomnia cost much in obese individuals, > yet when the health costs of obesity are calculated, what > sum of money would you put on it? Much money is spent > on sleeping pills and such, but it is hard to put a dollar > value on suffering. How many dollars is it worth to > alleviate pain? > > Please, see the below web page URL and not pdf- > available paper's Medline abstract. > > http://health.dailynewscentral.net/content/view/000163/41/ > > Study Ties Obesity to 41 Adverse Health Conditions > Contributed by Angelos | 22 November, 2004 > 12:58 GMT > > Obesity is linked with dozens of adverse health > conditions, according to a new study of 73,000 adults > > ... > > Am J Prev Med. 2004 Dec;27(5):385-90. > A comprehensive examination of health conditions associated with > obesity in > older adults. > RE, LL, Kristal AR, White E. > > BACKGROUND: Over 70% of older adults in the United States are > overweight or obese. To examine the overall health burden of obesity > in older adults, the Vitamins and Lifestyle cohort study of western > Washington State recruited 73,003 adults aged 50 to 76 who completed > a self-administered questionnaire on current height and weight, > medical history, and risk factors. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis > of body mass index (BMI) and health conditions was performed using > data collected in 2000 to 2002. Participants were categorized as > normal weight, overweight, obese I, or obese II/III using BMI cut- > points. Health conditions included 7 serious diseases, 2 conditions > associated with cardiovascular disease risk, 23 medical conditions, > and 11 health complaints. Odds ratios (ORs) from logistic regression > models were used to examine associations of the four BMI categories > with each health condition. Analyses were gender stratified and > adjusted for age, education, race/ethnicity, and smoking status. > RESULTS: Among women, 34% were overweight, 16% in the obese I > category, and 10% in obese categories II/III. Among men, 49% were > overweight, 18% in the obese I category, and 6% in obese categories > II/III. Overall, 37 of 41 conditions examined for women and 29 of 41 > conditions examined for men were associated with increased levels of > BMI (trend p <0.05 for all models). For women and men, respectively, > the highest ORs comparing obese II/III to normal weight were diabetes > (OR=12.5 and 8.3), knee replacement (OR=11.7 and 6.1), and > hypertension (OR=5.4 and 5.6). Obesity also increased the odds of > several rare diseases such as pancreatitis (OR=1.9 and 1.5) and > health complaints such as chronic fatigue (OR=3.7 and 3.5) and > insomnia (OR=3.5 and 3.1). CONCLUSIONS: A broad range of diseases and > health complaints are associated with obesity. Clinicians should be > aware of the diverse ways in which being overweight or obese may > affect the health of their patients when counseling them about weight > loss. > PMID: 15556738 [PubMed - in process] > > Cheers, Alan Pater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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