A recent study published in "JAMA Network Open" argues that the apparent better survival observed in patients with colorectal cancer who are overweight or obese at the time of diagnosis should not be understood as a beneficial effect of excess weight nor justify changes in current recommendations.Colorectal cancer ranks as...
A new analysis by Boston Medical reveals that 74.8 percent of men with erectile dysfunction in Spain are overweight or obese, and that 39.6 percent suffer from hypertension. The study was conducted with more than 6,000 patients treated in the entity's clinics in the country.The report also notes that 33.2...
The medical director of Drop, Sanitas' digital unit focused on the treatment and monitoring of obesity, Christian Alvarado, has pointed out that the body mass index (BMI) is a useful initial reference for classifying overweight and obesity, although he stressed that, used in isolation, it does not allow us to...
MADRID, 1 (EUROPA PRESS)The endocrinologist and Nutrition specialist Cristóbal Morales has underlined that overweight and obesity are not explained solely by diet and sports practice, but are conditioned by genetic, biological, social, and environmental factors, and that their origin can be located in the maternal womb or in early stages...