obesity
81Sarcopenic obesity — Overview= Sarcopenic obesity is a medical condition which is actually a mix of two different ailments. It is a situation wherein a person shows an increase in fat mass and a reduction in lean mass.EtymologyThe term is a mix of two different words …
82Confronting Childhood Obesity — ▪ 2006 The beloved blue Muppet Cookie Monster debuted his hit song, “C Is for Cookie,” on the Public Broadcasting Service television program Sesame Street in 1972. For more than 30 years, he sang the praises of the sweet caloric treat that… …
83American Obesity Association — The American Obesity Association is a non profit organization founded in 1995 by Richard L. Atkinson, M.D. and Judith S. Stern, Sc.D., R.D. Its goal is to educate and research obesity as a disease. It seeks to change public policy in order to… …
84International Association for the Study of Obesity — Die International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) (deutsch: Internationale Vereinigung zur Erforschung von Adipositas ) ist eine internationale Dachorganisation für Länderorganisationen zum Thema Übergewicht und Adipositas. Die IASO… …
85Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale — The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity is a scientific and public policy organization in New Haven, Connecticut. Formed at Yale University, the Rudd Center was co founded in March, 2005 by benefactor Leslie Rudd and Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D …
86National Obesity Observatory — The National Obesity Observatory (NOO) is a publicly funded body that is part of a network of Public Health Observatories across Britain and Ireland. It publishes data, information, and intelligence related to obesity, overweight, and their… …
87Canadian Obesity Network — The Canadian Obesity Network (CON) is the primary Canadian network of obesity researchers, health professionals and others with a professional interest in obesity. Started in March 2006, CON currently has over 3000 registered members. It is… …
88International Obesity Task Force — The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) is an organization designed to combat obesity around the world. It is part of the International Association for the Study of Obesity.External links* [http://www.iotf.org Official website] *… …
89Gynecoid obesity — A fat distribution generally characteristic of that of a woman, around the hips, etc. Gynecoid means like a woman, womanly, female. The word gynecoid comes from the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman. Gyneco , gyno , gyn , and gyne are combining… …
90exogenous obesity — noun obesity caused by overeating • Hypernyms: ↑fleshiness, ↑obesity, ↑corpulency …
