TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Problems in Labor and Adverse Birth Outcomes
A1  - Mariona, Federico G.
A1  - Condon, Niamh
A2  - Silverman, Robert K.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Obesity Medicine: Management of Obesity in Women's Health Care
AB  - Obesity  is  a  complex  and  multifactorial  metabolic  heterogeneous  disorder  that  chronically  affects  the  individual.  The  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  characterizes  obesity  as  a  pandemic  health  issue  with  a  higher  prevalence  in  females  than  males.  In  the  United  States,  more  than  33%  of  women  are  obese.1  Obesity  is  the  second  leading  cause  of  preventable  deaths.  While  the  complete  pathogenesis  of  obesity  is  only  partly  understood,  its  effects  on  health  are  far  reaching,  with  the  aggregate  cost  of  obesity  in  the  United  States  ranging  from  5%  to  7%  of  annual  medical  expenditures.2  Obesity  is  defined  as  35%  or  greater  total  body  fat  in  women.3  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139758100
ER  -