The problem of obesity is getting bigger. (!!!!!)

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Exclamation points mine. I ran across this...ohh, somewhere. Some of the topics sounded, um...interesting, though, I thought. I would be curious as to how much of this information is factual and how much is hyperbole (seeing that it is a medical journal).[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]...the special BJOG [British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology] issue on obesity and women's health[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The problem of obesity is getting bigger. It is on course to become the number one health problem in the developed world.[/FONT]

• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Currently, three in four Britons are overweight, and one in five is obese[/FONT]​
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Even one in ten 6 year olds is obese. These proportions are still growing[/FONT]​
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Already, obesity is costing the UK over £7 billion per year[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Obesity has many effects on the endocrine system, on fertility and sexual health, on pregnancy and on the risks of surgery, to name only a few areas of concern. <snip>, you need to be properly informed. To this end, <snip> a special issue on obesity and women's health, which will be out in October. The commentaries, reviews and original articles discuss the evolutionary reasons behind the epidemic of obesity, evaluate the pros and cons of the current controversy about whether obese women should have IVF, consider the role of polycystic ovaries, the influence of racial origin, the effect on pregnancy and long term outcome, and the various surgical difficulties that can arise when operating on obese women. Be informed ...<snip>! Make sure you <snip> read it from cover to cover. You will then be able to make a fully informed contribution to the current debate.
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Table of ContentsEditor's Choice
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prioritising for fertility treatments - should a high BMI exclude treatment?
Obesity, waist - hip ratio and hunter - gatherers
Obesity in pregnancy
The short- and long-term implications of maternal obesity on the mother and her offspring
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Maternal obesity in pregnancy: is it time for meaningful research to inform preventive and management strategies?
Is obesity an inflammatory illness? Role of low-grade inflammation and macrophage infiltration in human white adipose tissue
The impact of obesity on reproduction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Obesity as a risk factor for development and poor prognosis of breast cancer
Operating on the obese woman - a review[/FONT][/FONT]

 

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