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The Obesity Epidemic and Its Impact on Urologic Care.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Although heart disease and cancer are the number one and two causes of death in the United States, respectively, obesity is gaining speed as a contributing cause to both of those conditions, along with diabetes, arthritis, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, gallbladder disease, and certain malignancies. Nearly one-third of the adults in the United States is overweight with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m(2), and another third of the adult population is obese, with a BMI greater than 30 kg/m(2). This article reviews the root causes of obesity, the societal implications, and the implications of obesity on various urologic diseases.

Source: PubMed

Authors: David Mobley, Neil Baum

Institutions: Tulane University, Tulane Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2121578917

FWCI: 0.687

Cites: 38

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10