Managing gestational weight gain in women with can improve pregnancy outcomes. Among women of reproductive age, it is estimated that 20 percent of them are women with obesity1. Women with obesity experience increased risks of complications during pregnancy that include…
The pinpoint focus on COVID-19 has shifted attention from other critically important public health issues that continue to affect the population, including obesity. As another unimaginable year ends, COVID-19 remains in the spotlight, and with good reason. However, this pinpoint…
Western diets are inextricably linked to obesity, which continues to rise and is expected to affect a staggering 50 percent of Americans by 2025. There’s nothing like mom’s Sunday dinner to fill a heart and belly. But whether it’s a…
In recent years, a relationship between obesity and pulmonary hypertension has emerged. Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a rare but fatal disease, so it is critical to for patients to be diagnosed and treated early to help them manage their symptoms.…
Roughly 90% of people who have obesity or are overweight have type 2 diabetes. National Diabetes Month is celebrated in November to honor Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin with Dr. Charles Best. One in three adults have diabetes —…
A study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has linked obesity as a risk factor for developing Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer. Obesity can create several comorbid illnesses, most of which increase the…