controversies in obesity treatment

Controversies in Obesity Treatment

The markedly high prevalence of obesity contributes to the increased incidence of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and heart disease. Because of high prevalence of obesity in almost all countries, it has been the focus of many researches throughout the world during the recent decades. Along with increasing researches, new concepts and controversies have been emerge...

Commentary: obesity claims and controversies.

There is very strong evidence to indicate that this is true, i.e. that the incidence of obesity is increasing in most of the countries in which we have information. 2–5 The authors question the use of the word epidemic, a point we will not belabour except to say that definitions of epidemic are not confined to infectious diseases but rather rest on a health phenomenon being ‘clearly in excess o...

Controversies in acute stroke treatment.

The evidence base supporting the management of patients with acute stroke is evolving at a rapid rate, as new methods that aim to reduce disability and death from stroke are explored. Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator remains the only treatment shown in numerous studies to reduce disability 3 months after stroke with no increase in the risk of death and a relatively minor rate of symptom...

The pediatric obesity epidemic: causes and controversies.

Obesity in children and adolescents has reached alarming proportions in the United States. Nutritional surveys do not indicate a significant increase in caloric intake in children and adolescents over the last 3 decades, although caloric intake has increased recently in adolescent females. Dietary fat has also been falling. There is no conclusive evidence linking physical inactivity to the obes...

Antiphospholipid syndrome: treatment controversies

Insulin Coma Treatment : Facts & Controversies

An appetite simulating effect has been attributed to the hypoglycemic action of insulin and this hormone was commonly employed previously to induce a gain in weight. This appetite stimulating effect was first observed by Pitfield in 1923. His paper was followed by a series of other reports which were more or less confirmatory in nature and showed the usefulness of insulin in malnutrition. These...