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Diabetes mellitus Hypertension Physical inactivity Obesity (body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2)... 

Obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m2) Endometrial cancer... 

Antihypercholesterolemic effect. Polico-sanol, administered orally to normocholes-terolemic New Zealand rabbits at doses of 5-200 mg/kg for 4 weeks, significantly reduced total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) serum levels in a dose-dependent manner. Serum triglyceride (TC) levels of the treated and control animals were significantly different, but the reduction observed was not dose-dependent. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels remained unchanged. The results indicated that the reduction in total cholesterol values induced by policosanol was mainly mediated through a decrease in LDL-C levels . Policosanol was administered to patients who were obese (body mass... 

Schapira DV, Kumar NB, Lyman GH. Obesity, body fat distribution and sex hormones in breast cancer patients. Cancer 1991 67 2215-2218. 

Renal carcinoma continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide (Table 16.12). Last year, approximately 54,000 new renal tumor patients were diagnosed and 13,000 deaths were ascribed to renal cancer in the United States. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the seventh most common neoplasm in American males and the ninth most common neoplasm in females. There is a twofold to threefold male predominance of RCC incidence but no obvious racial predilection. Recognized risk factors include tobacco smoking, obesity (body mass index >29 may double the risk of RCC) and acquired or hereditary polycystic diseases. The classic clinical presentation symptom triad of flank pain, hematuria, and palpable mass is no longer the... 

Prospective study. Prevalence of overweight and obesity, body fat percentage, and central obesity were comparable to controls, however higher than ideal... 

Characteristic clinical findings Obesity ( Body mass) Routine laboratory Triglycerides (s) ... 

Figure 4.1 7 The incidence of gallstones with obesity (body mass index = weight (in kg)lheight (in mf the desirable range is 20-25. From data reported by Stampfer MJ et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 55 652-658, 1992.

This situation occurs among some professional football players, sumo wrestlers, and a few other types of power athletes. Excessive energy consumption for greater BMIs is desirable in these sports because of the association of mass and strength. Down-linemen in football have been reported to have BMIs in the obese range (BMI > 30). The obese body weights and excess fat place these athletes at increased risk of diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, and cardiovascular and other diseases. 

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