Food intake, energy balance and body weight control

Article Abstract:

Obesity is described as a long term energy imbalance in which the energy intake is greater than energy usage. Studies show that there are several factors, both nutritional and non-nutritional food related, which cause obesity. These factors are low fat/high carbohydrate ratio in food intake, higher protein and fiber intake, an increase in polyunsaturated fat intake, the use of food-related sympathomimetic compounds, such as capsaicin, in the diet, and an increase in alcohol and caffeine intake. The effects of these factors and some proposed strategies to prevent obesity are discussed.

Analysis, Obesity, Energy metabolism, Body weight, Ingestion

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Risk factors for hypertension in obese women. The role of weight cycling

Article Abstract:

The combined exposure of central-type obesity and weight cycling significantly increases the risk of hypertension in obese women. In the absence of important cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking habits, and adjusting for body mass index, age, lifestyle parameters and menstrual history, it was found that the risk of hypertension greatly rises with larger waist-to-hip ratio and with a positive history of weight cycling. It was established that waist-to-hip ratio is the most significant and consistent factor connected with the hypertensive risk.

Hypertension, Risk factors, Overweight persons

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A seven-year follow-up of a weight reduction programme in Finnish primary health care

Article Abstract:

The short and long-term effects of the Finnish Social Insurance Institution weight reduction programme among groups of overweight clients from primary health care centers. The amount and permanence of the weight reduction results and decreases in the health risks of the subjects were evaluated. Results show that the weight reduction program is effective in producing permanent loss of weight among the clients as well as in minimizing health risks in the study population.

Evaluation, Weight loss, Finns

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