Obesity [body mass index (BMI) >=30 kg/m2] is common in many parts of the world, especially in the established market … overweight (BMI 25 to 30 kg/m2). The prevalence of obesity seems to be increasing in most parts of the world, even in areas where … classification than BMI to identify individuals who are at increased health risk because of obesity, but information on this point is …

amount of walking may slow down, although not prevent, weight regain. Walking studies among people with obesity do not …Walking during weight reduction leads to modest weight loss, abdominal fat loss, and total fat loss. The response is … weight reduction purposes. The walking can be split into shorter (10-20 min) periods. There is a dose response between the …

Background: Primary care providers may refer their patients to a variety of weight loss programs and diet plans …. However, the relative effectiveness of the available options is not well understood. This retrospective study compared weight … loss in an intensive structured (IS) program using health educators versus weight loss in the general population of primary …

Obesity has a significant impact on both morbidity and mortality, as well as an individual's capacity to live a full … and active life. Traditionally, outcome measures in obesity treatments have emphasised physiological variables such as … life (HRQOL) are used to address the patient's point of view on whether obesity treatment has adequately enhanced …

Although modest, sustained weight loss can decrease the risks of morbidity and mortality associated with obesity … risk factors, particularly aerobic fitness, smoking cessation, lipid and glucose control, rather than focus only on obesity …, medical approaches to the treatment of obesity can be very expensive and time-consuming. Adjunctive use of appetite …

; therefore, identification of patients likely to be frequent users of medical visits is required. Obesity has not often been used … test the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and frequency of visits, after adjustment for co-morbidities and … demographic characteristics. Results: Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that, in comparison with patients with a BMI …

Permanent changes in lifestyle are necessary for long term weight maintenance after weight reduction. Behavioural … content of food. An important part in increasing physical activity is to adopt lifestyle exercise. Weight reduction can be … maintenance. Despite intensive investigation, pharmacological therapy for obesity is not yet fully satisfactory: current drugs are …

Cigarette smoking and other tobacco use impose a huge and growing public health burden globally. Currently … in tobacco tax, dissemination of information about health risks from smoking, restrictions on smoking in public places …

Stopping smoking is the most important action that all smokers can take to improve their current and future health …. Current smoking cessation treatments produce only modest long-term abstinence rates, and so new cessation methods are required … making a quit attempt and stopping smoking. Results from randomized, placebo-controlled trials in smokers who were not …

Tobacco use will kill as many as 1 billion people in the 21st century unless its use is curtailed. Smoking cessation is … associated with several health and personal benefits; however, smoking cessation is difficult because of the highly addictive … nature of nicotine. Successful smoking cessation strategies can generally be divided into two groups: nicotine replacement …