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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... 

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... 

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.

Obesity is defined by the body mass index (BMI), measured as body weight in kilograms divided by the squared height in metres (kg/m2). A BMI of 30 or more is a commonly-used criterion for defining obesity and a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight. 

Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, comorbidities, and readiness to lose weight are used in the assessment of the overweight or obese patient. 

In 1990, Vatten et al.51 in Norway subsequently reviewed data on breast cancer risk from a cohort of 14,593 women with 152 cases of breast cancer during a follow up of 12 years on subjects who were between 35 and 51 years old at the beginning of the study and between 46 and 63 years at the end. They reported no overall statistically significant correlation between breast cancer and coffee consumption, but when body mass index was taken into account, lean women who consumed >5 cups per day had a lower risk than women who drank two cups or less. In obese women, however, there was a positive correlation between coffee intake and breast cancer. In a 1993 study, though, Folsom and associates52 failed to find an association between caffeine and postmenopausal breast cancer in 34,388 women in the Iowa Women s Health Study, with a median caffeine intake of 212 mg/day in women who developed breast cancer and 201 mg/day for women who did not and in Denmark, Ewertz53 studied... 

The body mass index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person s weight and height that can be used to estimate his or her level of body fat. A person is classified as healthy, overweight, or obese based on his or her BMI. The BMI value can be helpful in assessing the health risks a person may face because he or she is carrying too much weight. 

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to determine whether a person is at a healthy weight, overweight or obese. BMI has some limitations, in that it can overestimate body fat in people who are very muscular and it can underestimate body fat in people who have lost muscle mass, such as many elderly. 

Figure 1.1 The body mass index (BMI) is a formula that calculates whether a person is an ideal body weight, overweight, or obese. The formula used to calculate BMI considers a person s weight and height. BMI has some limitations. It may not be accurate for people who are very muscular, such as bodybuilders, and people with very little muscle mass, such as the elderly. BMI is one of several factors health-care providers consider when they determine whether a person is overweight or obese. Note that this BMI chart is designed for adults who are age 20 or older.

Terra, S. G., McGorray, S. P., Wu, R., et al. (2005) Association between beta-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and their G-protein-coupled receptors with body mass index and obesity in women a report from the NHLBI-sponsored WISE study. Int. J Obes. (Lond). 29, 746-754. 

The body mass index, BMl, is the most rehable measure of overweight and obesity. 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m, where BMI is calculated as weight in kilogram divided by the square of height in metre. Table 7.1 shows the WHO classification in full. BMI is a simple index of obesity and correlates well with total adiposity, morbidity and mortality from many diseases. ... 

Nearly two-thirds of Americans are classified as overweight according to the criteria of body mass index (BMI) calculations, and obesity is now considered to be a disease. 

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