Harrell, Joanne, 64
Harris, Jean, 75
Harvard School of Public Health, 140, 141f
Hayes, Dayle, 123
Hays, Nicholas, 127
Hazelett, David, 110
hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), 72
HDL-cholesterol, 32 (f2.3)
Health
biliary system, 38f
cholesterol, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age- adjusted prevalence of high blood cholesterol according to body mass index, 32 (f2.2)
cholesterol, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age- adjusted prevalence of low HDL- cholesterol according to body mass index, 32 (f2.3)
death, leading causes of, number of deaths, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, 1980 and 2001, 27t-30t
diabetes, diagnosed diabetes prevalence among adults 18 years of age and over, by age, 1997-2002, 37 (f2.6)
education, states and districts requiring health education topics to be taught in at least one school level and schools at each level requiring each topic to be taught, by topic, percentage of, 2000, 61t
genetics of body weight/obesity, 25-27, 30-32
health conditions, selected chronic, causing limitations of activity among working-age adults, by age, 1999-2000, 37 (f2.7)
health risks/consequences of overweight/obesity, 32-41, 31 (t 2.4)
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, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age- adjusted prevalence of hypertension according to body mass index, 35f
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
mortality/morbidity rates and, 21-23
mortality rates, infant, neonatal, postnatal, according to detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1983-2001, 22t-24t
obesity and genetics: What we know, what we don't know, what it means, 31 (t 2.5)
obesity as disease, 23-25
overweight/obesity by age, 1960-2000, 21f
process used to assess/treat overweight individuals, 36f
public opinion poll on weight loss or gain over last five years, as related to diet and health, July 2003, 156 (t 11.3)
self-reported weight and, 160
weight gain during pregnancy, recommended, 41t
See also Mental health
Health-care costs. See Economics of overweight and obesity
Health-care professionals
prevention agenda and, 149-150
weight bias among, 119
Health-care system, prevention agenda in, 149-150
Health Communication Research Laboratory, 50
Health insurance
coverage for obesity treatment, 104-105
obesity as disease and, 24
obesity, cost to business, 106-108
public opinion on higher rates for overweight people, 163
public opinion poll on raising insurance rates for overweight people, August 7, 2003, 164 (f11.8)
Health problems
risk of obesity, awareness of, 162-163
weight survey respondents' awareness of health problems from overweight, by respondent class, 1994-96, 158 (f11.3)
Health promotion, 48
"Health-Related Quality of Life of Severely Obese Children and Adolescents" (Schwimmer), 64
Health risks and consequences
biliary system, 38f
birth weight influences risk of disease, 4-6
blood pressure levels for the 90th and 95th percentiles of blood pressure for boys ages 1 to 17 years, 62t
bulimia, 46
cancer, 38-39
diabetes, diagnosed diabetes prevalence among adults 18 years of age and over, by age, 1997-2002, 37 (f2.6)
eating disorders, 45t,46
fatty liver disease, 38
gallbladder disease, 37-38
health conditions, selected chronic, causing limitations of activity among working-age adults, by age, 1999-2000, 37 (f2.7)
hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, 32-35
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, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age- adjusted prevalence of hypertension according to body mass index, 35f
low-carbohydrate diets, 82-84
metabolic syndrome, 40-41
from obesity, 1-2
osteoarthritis, 36-37
of overweight children/adolescents, 53-54, 61-65
overweight/obesity, 31 (t 2.4)
risk of obesity, awareness of, 162-163
sleep apnea, 39
Type 2 diabetes, 35-36
of weight loss, 100
of weight-loss medications, 93-94
women's reproductive health, 39-40
Healthy Eating Index (HEI), 143
Healthy Eating Pyramid
illustrated, 141f
recommendations of, 140
Heaney, Kathleen, 109
Heart disease
blood cholesterol and, 72
cost of, 103
dieting history and, 75
health risk from overweight/obesity, 34-35
"Hearts N' Parks" community prevention program
post-test health and nutrition survey, 148f-149f
pre-test fit check, 150f
pre-test health and nutrition survey, 146f-147f
pre-test questions about your health, 145f
program description, 143-144
things I learned and did this summer, 151f
HEI (Healthy Eating Index), 143
Heimowitz, Colette, 76
Herbal products, weight-loss aids, 94-95
Heredity. See Genetics
Heshka, Stanley, 97
HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), 139
High fructose corn syrup
overweight from, 15-16
per capita caloric sweeteners, estimated deliveries for domestic food and beverage use, by calendar year, 1966-2002, 17t
Hill, James, 129
Hippocrates, 21
Hiring practices
public opinion poll on hiring overweight people, July 7-9, 2003, 163 (t 11.12)
weight-based discrimination in, 118-119
Hispanic Americans
birth weight, number/percent of births of low birth weight, by race, Hispanic origin of mother, and state or territory, 2002, 6t-7t
birth weight, rate of very low birth weight, low birth weight, and mean birth weight among singletons by race and Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1990-2002, 5t
death, leading causes of, number of deaths, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, 1980 and 2001, 28t-30t
dieting among children/adolescents, 69
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
infant, neonatal, postnatal mortality rates, according to detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1983-2001, 22t-24t
obesity prevalence, age-adjusted, among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex, race/ethnicity, January-June 2003, 13f
obesity prevalence rates among, 1
overweight children/adolescents, 55, 56
overweight/obesity prevalence and, 11
overweight, prevalence of, risk of, among children aged 2 to 5 years, by race/ethnicity, 57 (f4.6)
overweight, prevalence of, risk of, among children aged 2 to 5 years, by race/ethnicity, 1992-2001, 57 (f4.7)
size changes in, 159
Horgen, Katherine, 14-15
Hornbacher, Marya, 43
Hospital discharges for diabetes among adults 45 years of age and over, by age, 1990-2001, 103 (f7.2)
Hospitals, 104
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), 72
Hydrostatic weighing, 8
Hyperandrogenism, 40
Hyperinsulinemia, 41
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
cost related to obesity, 103
health risk from overweight/obesity, 33-34
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension according to body mass index, 35f
in overweight children/adolescents, 63
Hypnosis, 100
"Hypnotic Enhancement of
Cognitive/Behavioral Weight Loss Treatments—Another Meta-Reanalysis" (Kirsch), 100
Hypoventilation syndrome, 64
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