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Disability Effects Of Obesity

Journal Article
Microsimulation Projections of Obesity Interventions on Cardiometabolic Health Disparities in the United States
Long-term health education campaigns can reduce obesity-related disease. All population groups benefit, but they would not substantially narrow cardiometabolic health disparities.
Nov 8, 2023
Journal Article
Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery
Patients whose type 2 diabetes went into remission after bariatric surgery experienced a 29 percent reduction in risk of microvascular disease incidence for up to seven years after surgery.
Jul 28, 2016
News Release
Jury Is Still Out on Bariatric Surgery for Patients with Moderate Obesity and Diabetes
Bariatric surgery for diabetic people who are not severely obese has shown promising results in controlling glucose, but more information is needed about the long-term benefits and risks before recommending bariatric surgery over non-surgical weight-loss treatment for these individuals.
Jun 4, 2013
Journal Article
Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss and Glycemic Control in Nonmorbidly Obese Adults with Diabetes: A Systematic Review
Bariatric surgery is beneficial in persons with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater with obesity-related comorbidities. There is interest in using these procedures in persons with lower BMI and diabetes.
Jun 1, 2013
Journal Article
Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults with Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 Kg/M²
Reviews the scientific evidence on efficacy, safety, and comparative effectiveness of various types of bariatric surgery for treating adult patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² and diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).
May 31, 2013
Journal Article
Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults with Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 Kg/M²: Executive Summary
Compares the weight loss and glucose control outcomes of bariatric surgery with nonsurgical therapy in the two RCTs that directly compared these in patients with diabetes for only those patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2.
May 31, 2013
Journal Article
Obesity Utilization and Health-Related Quality of Life in Medicare Enrollees
Obese Medicare beneficiaries have poorer health, functions, and health-related quality of life. They also have substantially higher use of outpatient services.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Will “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” Work for Candy Bars?
This commentary argues that we should consider treating prominent store placement of unhealthy items as a hidden risk factor for diet-related chronic diseases.
Oct 1, 2012
Journal Article
Nutrition Standards for Away-From-Home Foods in the USA
The authors review the rationale for developing nutritional performance standards for away-from-home foods in light of limited human capacity to regulate intake or physiologically compensate for a poor diet.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Chronic Disease and Severe Disability Among Working-Age Populations
Rates of severe disability, measured by the inability to perform basic activities of daily living, have been rising in working age populations.
Jan 1, 2008
Research Brief
Severely Overweight Are Fastest Increasing Group of Obese Americans
The proportion of Americans who are severely obese — about 100 pounds or more overweight — increased by 50 percent from 2000 to 2005, twice as fast as the growth seen in moderate obesity.
Apr 8, 2007
Journal Article
Obesity and Health in Europeans Aged 50 and Older
Documents the prevalence of obesity and related health conditions for Europeans aged 50 years and older, and estimates the association between obesity and health outcomes across 10 European countries. Cross-country differences in the prevalence of obesity in older Europeans are substantial and exceed socio-demographic differentials in excessive body weight. Obesity is associated with significantly poorer health outcomes among Europeans aged 50 years and over, with effects similar across countries.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
The Health and Cost Consequences of Obesity Among the Future Elderly
Obesity could have serious consequences for older cohorts. The authors used a microsimulation to estimate lifetime costs, life expectancy, disease, and disability for seventy-year-olds based on body mass.
Jan 1, 2005
News Release
RAND Study Says Disability Rates Rise, Finds Link to Obesity
RAND Study Says Disability Rates Rise, Finds link to Obesity.
Jan 8, 2004
Journal Article
Increasing Disability Rates Linked to Obesity
The obesity epidemic caused disability rates to rise sharply in the last two decades among Americans younger than 60, a trend that could have severe consequences for the nation's future health costs.
Dec 31, 2003