Background Evidence continues to demonstrate the role of obesity in prostate carcinogenesis and prognosis, underscoring the need to identify and continue to evaluate the effective interventions to reduce obesity in populations at high risk. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of daily consumption of decaffeinated green tea catechins (GTC) formulation (Polyphenon E® (PolyE)) for 1 y...

OBJECTIVE To assess the stigmatization of obesity relative to the stigmatization of various disabilities among young men and women. Attitudes across ethnic groups were compared. In addition, these findings were compared with data showing severe stigmatization of obesity among children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Participants included 356 university students (56% women; mean age, 20.6 yea...

BACKGROUND Understanding the natural history of obesity in a population may be a critical step toward developing effective interventions. OBJECTIVE To assess the development of body mass and examine the role of race or ethnicity, sex, and birth year in obesity onset in young U.S. adults. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, a national sa...

No Country for Fat Men? Obesity, Earnings, Skills, and Health among 450,000 Swedish Men The negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known about the mechanisms through which the association arises. Using rich and unique data on 450,000 Swedish men enlisting for the military, we find that the crude obesity penalty in earnings, which...

Obesity may be associated with increased risk of pneumonia, but available data are sparse and inconsistent. We followed a prospective cohort of 22,578 men and 25,973 women from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study, aged 50-64 and free from major chronic diseases at baseline (19931997), for first-time hospitalization with pneumonia (median follow-up 12 years). Compared with men of normal wei...

AIMS Development of obesity is modified by several factors, including socioeconomic ones. We studied the importance of socioeconomic indicators on the development of obesity from a life course perspective. METHODS 2003 people born 1934-1944 in Helsinki, Finland, participated in clinical examinations in 2001-2004. Obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m(2). RESULTS Prevalence o...

Globally, men and women face markedly different risks of obesity. In all but of handful of (primarily Western European) countries, obesity is more prevalent among women than men. In this paper, we examine several potential explanations for this phenomenon. We analyze differences between men and women in reports and effects of the proximate causes of obesity -physical exertion and food intake -a...

BACKGROUND Although obesity is increasing worldwide and becoming a major public health problem, some countries report a trend toward stabilization. We investigated prevalence trends in overweight/obesity and obesity among Korean adults during a 12-year period. METHODS This study was based on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) I (1998), II (2001), III (2005),...

OBJECTIVE To study associations between dairy fat intake and development of central obesity. DESIGN A prospective population-based cohort study with two surveys 12 years apart. SETTING Nine municipalities selected from different parts of Sweden representing the rural areas in the country. SUBJECTS 1782 men (farmers and non-farmers) aged 40-60 years at baseline participated in a baseline s...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity in Korean men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) and the associated risk factors for obesity and hyperglycemia. METHODS Data were collected retrospectively from medical records from 11 university hospitals in Korea between 1994 and 2014. Subjects aged ≥18 years with newly diagnosed KS were enrolled. The following parame...