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American Obesity Association (AOA) 22,
anatomical distribution of fat 21
body mass index (BMI) 15–19, 21, 23, 30,
32, 35–36, 40, 51, 54, 60, 62, 64–65, 70,
73, 88, 96
breast cancer 60–63, 67
breast cancer in men 62
breast cancer, menopausal status and
61–62
Calorie, compared to calorie 55
cancer, obesity and 60–67, 92
cardiovascular disease, obesity and 18, 44,
46–48, 57, 77
Clydesdales 84
colon (colorectal) cancer 60, 62–63, 67
colon cancer, diet and 62–63
coronary artery disease (artherosclerosis)
49, 51–52, 55, 57
coronary artery disease, treatment of 51
diabetes, symptoms of 26–41, 92
diagnosis 18–19, 32, 38, 51, 53–55, 61, 77
endometrial (uterine) cancer 64
esophageal cancer 60, 63–64
gallbladder cancer 60, 65
gastric (acid) reflux 64
genetics, diabetes and 31, 33, 35–37, 41
gestational diabetes 26–27, 41
high blood pressure 49, 51–55, 57, 65, 77
high-density lipoproteins (HDL) 48
kidney (renal) cancer 60, 65
low-density lipoproteins (LDL) 48
medical conditions by body mass index 21
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 63–64
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES) 12
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 12, 16,
19, 34, 49
obese, definition of 13
obesity, costs of 77, 93–94
osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
23, 69–75, 77
overweight and obesity, historical perspec-
tive on 10–11
overweight, definition of 13, 17
overweight issues, prevalence of 30, 40, 48
pancreatic cancer 65
psychological impact of obesity 79–89, 92
serotonin 87–89
sleep apnea 69–77
type 1 diabetes 26–27
type 2 diabetes 25–41, 92, 97
type 2 diabetes, complications of 34–35, 41
type 2 diabetes, ethnicity and 35, 37, 40
type 2 diabetes, management of 27, 29,
40–41
type 2 diabetes, risk factors for 31, 35, 38,
40
weight, genetics and 31, 35, 37, 41, 88
weight, neurochemistry and 85–86
weight ranges 17–18, 21–22
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