The Continuing Epidemic of Obesity in the United States

The Socio-Economic Causes of Obesity

“…As anticipated, being black and Hispanic are significantly associated with higher BMI and higher probabilities of being overweight and obese (Ogden et al, 2006). Years of schooling significantly decrease the weight measures in each model, as expected and found often elsewhere (Mokdad et al, 2001). The measures of weight are rarely significantly affected by the number of household members under the age of 18, but they are typically increasing in family size and decreasing in the number of biological children.…”

Time Trends in the Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…This is a new finding as well. These increasing rates of obesity in TKA patients are consistent with the obesity epidemic in the U.S. (35, 36) and imply that not only is the obesity epidemic leading to higher rates of TKA, but also that patients undergoing TKA are more obese now than in the past (37). …”

“…The prevalence of extreme obesity increased over the study period, with the majority of the increase in the youngest age group of those Ͻ50 years, where the prevalence increased by 8 times from 2.3% to 20.6%, which is a new finding as well. These increasing rates of obesity in TKA patients are consistent with the obesity epidemic in the US (35,36) and imply not only that the obesity epidemic is leading to higher rates of TKA, but also that patients undergoing TKA are more obese now than in the past (37).…”

Effects of lifestyle on micronuclei frequency in human lymphocytes in Japanese hard-metal workers

“…Physical inactivity and obesogenic diet were the second leading causes of mortality in the United States in 2000 (Mokdad et al, 2000). We found that these two poor habits also increased MN frequency.…”