| For the 30 percent of U.S. adults (that's
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| | greater physical response to the electric
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| over 60 million people) who suffer from
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| | shock than did normal-weight patients --
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| the "Great American Disease" - obesity -
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| | both before and after the pain-management
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| there are multiple health risks that are
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| | training session. This indicates the
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| of serious concern. It's commonly known
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| | obese patients had a lower tolerance for
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| that being overweight and obese increases
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| | pain, researchers pointed out, even
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| the risks of numerous health problems,
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| | though they said they had a high pain
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| such as these, according to the Centers
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| | tolerance. Getting the Wrong Blood
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| for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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| | Pressure Readings Because arm cuffs used
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| Hypertension High total cholesterol
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| | for blood pressure readings must be the
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| High triglycerides Type 2 diabetes
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| | proper size to give an accurate reading,
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| Coronary heart disease Stroke
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| | obese people may receive incorrect
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| Gallbladder disease Osteoarthritis
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| | results. A study in the British Medical
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| Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
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| | Journal found that 8 percent of obese
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| Some cancers (endometrial, breast and
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| | patients were wrongly diagnosed as
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| colon) Although one of the national
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| | hypertensive because a standard size
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| health objectives for the year 2010 is to
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| | cuff, as opposed to a large size adult
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| get the percentage of U.S. adults who are
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| | cuff, was used. This misdiagnosis could
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| obese down to 15 percent, currently the
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| | mean that the patient would be prescribed
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| prevalence is increasing rather than
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| | drugs or antihypertensive treatments
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| decreasing. Aside from the physical
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| | unnecessarily. "Our findings show that
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| health risks, obesity can also take a
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| | blood pressure readings taken by the
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| huge emotional toll. Many obese people
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| | auscultatory method using a standard cuff
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| report feeling discriminated against,
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| | instead of a large cuff in subjects with
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| having low self-esteem and feeling
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| | obese arms will be significantly higher
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| self-conscious or uncomfortable in social
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| | in many individuals. Limited availability
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| situations. Obesity's Hidden Burdens For
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| | of different cuff sizes makes the
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| those who are in this growing population,
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| | improper usage of a standard cuff a
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| those at risk of joining it, or those who
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| | frequent practice. Such circumstance
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| love someone who is obese, knowing that
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| | potentially becomes a source of biased
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| there are other, much less commonly
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| | blood pressure readings," the authors
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| known, but still very serious risks to
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| | said. Increased Risk of Being Bullied for
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| this increasingly common condition is of
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| | Children A study of over 8,000
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| utmost importance. Obesity Raises Risk of
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| | 7-year-olds in the UK found that obese
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| Dying in a Car Accident Research from the
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| | children were about 50 percent more
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| Medical College of Wisconsin Injury
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| | likely to be bullied than their
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| Research Center in Milwaukee, published
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| | normal-weight peers. The study found
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| in the American Journal of Public Health,
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| | that: 36 percent of obese boys, and 34
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| analyzed data from over 22,000 drivers
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| | percent of obese girls, were victims of
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| over the age of 16. They found that being
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| | "overt" bullying, which included physical
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| obese increases a man's risk of dying in
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| | harm, intimidation and name-calling 14
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| a motor vehicle accident. Male drivers
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| | percent of the obese boys became bullies
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| with a body-mass index (BMI) greater than
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| | (compared to 10 percent of the
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| 35 were significantly more likely to die
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| | normal-weight boys) themselves
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| after a front-end or left-side collision
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| | (researchers suspect because of their
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| than men with intermediate BMIs,
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| | dominant size) Children as young as 4
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| researchers said. (Those who were very
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| | display negative feelings toward
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| thin, with BMIs lower than 22, were also
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| | overweight children their age How to
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| more likely to die). "The increased risk
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| | Overcome Obesity If you or someone you
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| of dying in motor vehicle collisions
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| | love is obese, you should begin a
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| associated with a high BMI may be due to
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| | weight-loss program under the supervision
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| some combination of momentum effects,
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| | of a health care professional. The
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| co-morbidities of obesity, and emergency
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| | Surgeon General's Healthy Weight Advice
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| and postoperative treatment problems in
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| | for Consumers recommends the following
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| the obese," the authors said. More
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| | general tips: Aim for a healthy weight.
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| Sensitive to Pain Obese people also seem
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| | People who need to lose weight should do
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| to be more sensitive to pain than people
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| | so gradually, at a rate of one-half to
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| of a normal weight, according to Ohio
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| | two pounds per week. Be active. The
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| State University researchers. They
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| | safest and most effective way to lose
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| conducted a study of 62 older adults with
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| | weight is to reduce calories and increase
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| osteoarthritis of the knee. They were
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| | physical activity. Eat well. Select
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| given a mild electrical shock on their
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| | sensible portion sizes and follow the
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| ankle both before and after receiving a
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| | Dietary Guidelines for Americans. For
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| 45-minute training session on how to cope
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| | more detailed weight loss advice, please
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| with pain. Obese participants, who made
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| | check out the recommended articles below.
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| up about one-third of the group, had a
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