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Obesity, currently affecting more than one third of all adults in the United States, is a complex disease with a multifactorial etiology involving genetic and environmental factors. Public health prevention programs designed to reduce the risk and occurrence of obesity and overweight commonly focuses on modifiable environments and behaviors such as diet and physical activity with varied results among...
Key Points The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) encompasses a constellation of metabolic abnormalities that are thought to place patients at higher risk for cardiovascular morbidity. Many definitions have been proposed, and although the exact mechanisms underlying the syndrome remain unclear, increased abdominal fat correlated with dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia...
National governments and international organizations have begun to recognize that systematic approaches to the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) are a healthcare and economic imperative. Consequently, there are now multiple regional and national healthcare policies explicitly aimed at the prevention of T2D; underpinned by high‐quality evidence for the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness...
Expert panels recommend that obese individuals attempt to lose 10% of their initial body weight through a program of diet, physical activity, and behavior therapy. Behavioral treatment provides a set of principles and techniques to help people modify their eating and activity habits. Patients typically lose approximately 10% of initial weight in 16–26 weeks of treatment. Factors associated with long‐term...
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