Overweight and obesity: prevalence, consequences, and causes of a growing public health problem

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Sharon B WyattPatricia M Dubbert

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the evidence on the current epidemic of obesity in the United States. The prevalence of overweight and obesity now exceeds 60% among US adults, and the rate is rapidly increasing among children and adolescents. Dismal medical, social, and economic consequences are already apparent and likely to worsen without multipronged intervention. Increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, among other medical conditions, threaten to shorten the longevity of the American populace by as much as 5 years. The incidence of depression is increasing and experts suggest this is linked with the increased prevalence of obesity. The cost of obesity-related medical care has increased astronomically since 1987, in addition to lost productivity and income. Novel multidisciplinary, preventive, and therapeutic approaches, and social changes are needed that address the complex interplay of biologic, genetic, and social factors that have created the current obesity epidemic.

References

Feb 1, 1996·American Journal of Epidemiology·D GallagherS B Heymsfield
Oct 7, 1998·Circulation·R M KraussS M Grundy
Jan 7, 1999·International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·P DeurenbergW A van Staveren
May 11, 2000·International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·N E SherwoodD M Murray
Jun 1, 2000·The American Journal of Psychiatry·M J DevlinG T Wilson
Jun 17, 2000·MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report·UNKNOWN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jul 26, 2000·Archives of Family Medicine·R S StaffordD A Schoenfeld
Sep 1, 2000·Public Health Reports·M Nestle, M F Jacobson
Jan 9, 2001·Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism·T ErselcanT Ayca
Jul 24, 2001·Archives of Internal Medicine·A E FieldG A Colditz
Dec 18, 2001·Obesity Research·R Puhl, K D Brownell
Mar 12, 2002·Obesity Research·Fary M CachelinElizabeth Pelayo
Dec 31, 2002·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Ali H MokdadJames S Marks
Jan 7, 2003·Annals of Internal Medicine·Anna PeetersUNKNOWN NEDCOM, the Netherlands Epidemiology and Demography Compression of Morbidity Research Group
Jan 9, 2003·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Kevin R FontaineDavid B Allison
Jan 17, 2003·Mayo Clinic Proceedings·Thomas E KottkeRebecca S Hoffman
Sep 17, 2003·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Mary F DallmanSotara Manalo
Oct 22, 2003·Primary Care·Dympna Gallagher, Mi-Yeon Song
Feb 3, 2004·American Journal of Infection Control·Judith Morrison, UNKNOWN Health Canada, Nosocomial and Occupational Infections Section
May 28, 2004·The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry·Susan L McElroyCharles B Nemeroff
Sep 14, 2004·Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry·Patrick ToalsonGary Kabinoff
Dec 30, 2004·American Journal of Public Health·Christina C WeeMary Beth Hamel
Jan 27, 2005·Disease Management : DM·Neal Friedman, Etta L Fanning
Mar 1, 2005·The Psychiatric Clinics of North America·Robert F Kushner, Julie L Roth
Mar 1, 2005·The Psychiatric Clinics of North America·Thomas A WaddenJohanna Brock
Mar 1, 2005·The Psychiatric Clinics of North America·Shirley S Wang, Kelly D Brownell
Mar 24, 2005·The New England Journal of Medicine·S Jay OlshanskyDavid S Ludwig
Apr 13, 2005·Gastroenterology Clinics of North America·John R Pender, Walter J Pories
Apr 20, 2005·Circulation·Stephen R DanielsChristine L Williams
Apr 21, 2005·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Katherine M FlegalMitchell H Gail

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 19, 2011·Journal of Religion and Health·Tracey C Greenwood, Teresa Delgado
Nov 6, 2012·Maternal and Child Health Journal·Janet U SchneidermanJorge Fuentes
Aug 2, 2011·Journal of General Internal Medicine·Virginia A ReedRobin J Larson
Apr 1, 2008·Obesity Surgery·Scott E PorterGeorge V Russell
Oct 30, 2012·Bone Marrow Transplantation·B M WeissH M Lazarus
Oct 22, 2008·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·B O TayoR S Cooper
Apr 23, 2008·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·H E PopeijusR P Mensink
Jun 10, 2009·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·J C CappelleriM R Lowe
Jan 13, 2010·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·N R LenardH-R Berthoud
Jul 26, 2012·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·S BissetM Janosz
Jul 17, 2008·Nature Clinical Practice. Cardiovascular Medicine·Arya M Sharma
Mar 1, 2013·Nutrition & Diabetes·C L PlaisierL Vergnes
Dec 7, 2007·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·G MoschonisY Manios
Sep 11, 2007·Psychology, Health & Medicine·Thomas Von LengerkeUNKNOWN KORA Study Group
Jul 10, 2010·American Journal of Epidemiology·Jiajun ShiXiao-Ou Shu
May 2, 2008·Spine·Bheeshma Ravi, Raja Rampersaud
Sep 10, 2009·Southern Medical Journal·Marc R Matrana, William E Davis
Jul 11, 2007·Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications·Pengyun LiFaming Zhang
Oct 18, 2008·Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism·D A Taylor, A G Zenovich
May 17, 2007·British Journal of Sports Medicine·James A Levine, Jennifer M Miller
May 22, 2007·British Journal of Sports Medicine·David A McAlpineJames A Levine
May 15, 2007·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·May C WangMarilyn A Winkleby
Aug 24, 2007·Biochemistry and Cell Biology = Biochimie Et Biologie Cellulaire·Melina M MusriMarcelina Párrizas
Mar 18, 2011·American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology·Y RavussinR L Leibel
Apr 30, 2011·Physiological Reviews·Gregory J Morton, Michael W Schwartz
Aug 26, 2011·The Journal of Clinical Investigation·Michael A ValentinoScott A Waldman
Jun 23, 2011·Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling·Peter Buchwald
Mar 13, 2008·PloS One·Sander L J WijersWouter D van Marken Lichtenbelt

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cardiovascular Disease Pathophysiology

Cardiovascular disease involves several different processes that contribute to the pathological mechanism, including hyperglycemia, inflammation, atherosclerosis, hypertension and more. Vasculature stability plays a critical role in the development of the disease. Discover the latest research on cardiovascular disease pathophysiology here.