Improving heart health among Black/African American women using civic engagement: a pilot study

AGM Brown, LB Hudson, K Chui, N Metayer… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Despite increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related conditions,
evaluations of health interventions indicate that Black/African American women are less …

Stress, reward, and cognition in the obese brain

A Verdejo-Garcia, C Martin-Perez… - Stress: Physiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stress can increase appetite and impair cognitive control over reward-driven or “comfort”
eating. Overweight and obese individuals experience high levels of personal and social …

Preoperative Factors Associated with Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery

AS Ahmed - 2021 - digitalcommons.pcom.edu
Obesity is a major health issue in the United States. More than two thirds of the adult
population is considered to be either overweight or obese. It is the fifth leading cause of …