title: The Obesity Epidemic and Its Impact on Urologic Care.
abstract: Although heart disease and cancer are the number one and two causes of death in the United States, respectively, obesity is gaining speed as a contributing cause to both of those conditions, along with diabetes, arthritis, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, gallbladder disease, and certain malignancies. Nearly one-third of the adults in the United States is overweight with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m(2), and another third of the adult population is obese, with a BMI greater than 30 kg/m(2). This article reviews the root causes of obesity, the societal implications, and the implications of obesity on various urologic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Academic Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mobley
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baum
keywords: Body mass index; Diet; Epidemic; Exercise; Morbid obesity; Obesity; Weight loss