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The impact of migration on body weight: a review.

Immigrants may be more vulnerable to obesity as a result of the immigration process. The aim of this article is to summarize current knowledge about the impact of immigration on body mass index (BMI). A systematic review was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines through a database search of scientific articles (last updated in August 2014). Thirty-nine articles were included and assess...

The impact of body weight on aerobic capacity.

AIM To determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and predicted values of VO2max estimated by UKK test for the first degree of obesity. METHODS The participants were included in three groups of ten male subjects each, of different ages and different physical condition, randomly selected from the general population of the city of Kragujevac. BMI was determined first, and then the...

The Impact of Maternal Age, Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index,Weight Gain and Parity on Glucose Challenge Test (GCT)

The impact of excess body weight at the hospital frontline

Quantification of disease burden by deaths or years lived with disability is a useful indicator as it informs prevention by accounting for health loss but it does not reflect the needs for health services. An alternative indicator is to quantify the impact of a risk factor on health care utilization. In an article published in BMC Medicine, Reeves and colleagues describe the relationship betwee...

Body Weight and Body Image

HEALTH ISSUE: Body weight is of physical and psychological importance to Canadian women; it is associated with health status, physical activity, body image, and self-esteem. Although the problems associated with overweight and obesity are indeed serious, there are also problems connected to being underweight. Weight prejudice and the dieting industry intensify body image concerns for Canadian w...