obesity

It was 6:30 A.M., and I was getting ready to head down to the operating room (OR) for the first case of the day: an abdominal wall hernia repair. In preparation for the case, I logged on to the electronic health record portal and read through the patient’s medical history and the preoperative notes written by the surgical team. In many of the physician notes, the first line noted the patient’s body mass index (BMI) of 41. The patient’s ventral hernia was estimated to be 30 centimeters by 20 cm, one of the largest hernias…

A new Perspective published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior outlines the research and practices needed to combat the US obesity epidemic and its impact on military readinessObesity is recognized as a public health crisis with serious medical and economic effects, but a Perspective in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, outlines how obesity’s consequences also impact the US military.“This is a complex problem that has a deep impact on national security by limiting the…

New research suggests that adults with severe obesity generate a s significantly weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccination compared to those with normal weight.Study suggests severe obesity blunts antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines.Pfizer/BioNTech linked to a more robust antibody response than CoronaVac in people with severe obesity.New research suggests that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate a significantly weaker immune response to <span class="glossaryLink"…

Obesity increases a man’s risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to a massive new study by researchers in the UK, however, the causal mechanisms underpinning the link are not yet clear.Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer to be detected in men. It is a slow-growing form of cancer, so patients can live many years after diagnosis. In fact, many patients diagnosed with prostate cancer ultimately die of other causes before the cancer develops enough to cause its own problems.Because of the…

A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown shown that 59% of adults in Europe had a high body-mass index (BMI) in 2016. The report showed that most Europeans are overweight led by Turkey and United Kingdom.  The World Health Organization said Tuesday in a report declaring an “obesity epidemic". According to the UN health agency a body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30 is obese. WHO also said that the issue  of obesity has grown…

Marking a number, the study conducted in Spain said that Covid-19 is three times more fatal than influenza.  The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) will be held in Lisbon, Portugal this year from 23-26 April.  Experts pointed out that Covid-19 despite being younger and having fewer chronic illnesses is more lethal than influenza. The study also suggests that Covid-19 is associated with both longer stays in hospital and intensive care, and costs nearly…