Gallbladder disease
cost of, 103
health risk from overweight/obesity, 37-38
Gallstones
health risk from overweight/obesity, 37-38
in overweight children/adolescents, 62
"Gallstones, Gallbladder Disease, and Pancreatitis: Cross-Sectional and Two- Year Data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) and SOS Reference Studies" (Torgerson), 38
Gastric bypass surgery
described, 95-96
illustrated, 95f
Gastric restrictive surgery, 95-96
Gastrointestinal surgery, 109
Gastroplasty
described, 95
illustrated, 95f
Gender
death, leading causes of, number of deaths, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, 1980 and 2001, 27t-30t
dietary intake of ten key nutrients for public health by sex and age, 1999-2000, 77t-78t
eating disorders and, 44, 45
eating disorders in children/adolescents, 68
exercise amount by, 168
fast food consumption by, 165
gallbladder disease by, 38
hypertension among persons 20 years of age and over, according to sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, 1960-62, 1971-74, 1976-80, 1988-94, 1999-2000, 33t-34t
hypertension and, 33
life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and 75 years of age, according to race and sex, selected years 1900-2001, 25t-26t
obesity prevalence, age-adjusted, among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex, race/ethnicity, January-June 2003, 13f
obesity prevalence among adults aged 20 years and over, by age group and sex, January-June 2003, 12 (f1.5)
overweight children/adolescents 6-19 years of age, according to sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, selected years 1963-65 through 1999-2000, 55t
overweight children/adolescents by sex and race-ethnic group, percentage of, 1988-94, 54t
overweight/obesity prevalence and, 10-11
percent of adults aged 18
years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by age group and sex, January-June 2003, 91 (f6.3)
physical activity, adults who are inactive or have low level of overall physical activity, by age and sex, 2000, 90 (f6.1)
prevalence of eating disorders by, 47
self-reported weight status, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.4)
survey results on those who eat fast food at least weekly, by age/gender, July 7-9, 2003, 165 (f11.10)
weight survey respondents' awareness of health problems from overweight, by respondent class, 1994-96, 158 (f11.3)
weight survey respondents' opinion on importance of maintaining health weight, by respondent class, 1994-96, 158 (f11.2)
weight survey respondents who agree that a person's weight is predetermined, by respondent class, 1994-96, 157f
Genetics
of body weight/obesity, 25-27, 30-32
eating disorders and, 46, 48
metabolic syndrome and, 41
myth/facts about, 127
obesity and genetics: What we know, what we don't know, what it means, 31 (t 2.5)
obesity bias and, 121
overweight children/adolescents and, 57
"Genome-Wide Linkage Scan for the Metabolic Syndrome in the HERITAGE Family Study" (Bouchard), 41
Genomics, 25
Getz, George, 120
Ghrelin, 94
GI (glycemic index), 80
Giambi, Jason, 59
Girls
blood pressure levels for the 90th and 95th percentiles of blood pressure for girls ages 1 to 17 years, 63t
body mass index percentiles by age, girls aged 2 to 20 years, 53f
eating disorders in, 68-69
See also Children/adolescents, overweight/obesity
Glaeser, Edward, 13-14
Glucose
diabetes and, 35-36
metabolic syndrome and, 41
Glucose intolerance, 62
Glycemic index (GI), 80
Glycemic load, 80-81
Gofman, John, 72
Goldman, Dana P., 107
Graham, John, 114
Grapefruit, 126
"Grapefruit Diet Works and May Prevent Diabetes" (Fujioka), 126
Greeno, Catherine, 44-45
Grocery Manufacturers of America
attitudes about overweight research, 162
cooperation with WHO, 111
Grotto, David, 12
Group therapy, 47
Gyms, 109
Gynoid obesity, 8
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