obesity Archives

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Obesity: Learn the facts beyond the scale for Hispanic Americans

Obesity is a disease that impacts some ethnic and racial groups more than others, including nearly half of Hispanic American adults.

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Iron deficiency anemia

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia that happens when you don’t have enough iron to make healthy red blood cells.

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Obesity is a chronic disease in which someone has an excess of fat that negatively impacts their health. The calculation of body mass index (BMI) is typically used to measure if someone has obesity (overweight).

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Obesity: NAFLD and lifestyle changes – Healthy habits for weight management

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Obesity: GERD and lifestyle changes – Healthy habits for weight management

HAES^®-centered nutrition therapy for GI conditions

Health At Every Size, or HAES, is a weight-neutral approach to health, independent of weight that can help you achieve health and well-being.

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) happens when your liver stores too much fat and it is not related to heavy alcohol use. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, is a more severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that causes inflammation, called hepatitis, and liver cell damage.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or just acid reflux, is when stomach acid frequently flows back into the esophagus. Heartburn is the most common symptom of GERD.

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Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is permanent damage to the liver by chronic diseases, such as viral hepatitis, NAFLD or long-term alcohol abuse.