Abstract The positive association between overweight, obesity, and cardiovascular and all-
cause mortality is well established, even though this relation is typically U shaped with an …

The global increase in the prevalence and incidence of obesity has called serious attention
to this issue as a major public health concern. Obesity is associated with many chronic …

This acclaimed text promotes healthy aging by demonstrating how health practitioners,
program developers, and policymakers can prevent or manage disease and make large …

BACKGROUND: Numbers and rates of hospitalizations and ED visits by patients with COPD
are important metrics for surveillance purposes. The objective of this study was to examine …

Background & aims Disease-related malnutrition has deleterious consequences on patients'
outcome and healthcare costs. The demonstration of improved outcome by appropriate …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by airway
obstruction and inflammation but also accompanied by several extrapulmonary …

In many parts of the world, the prevalence of both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. Such patients tend to have greater …

Background The readmission rate following hospitalization for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations is extremely high and has become a common …

Rationale: There is an association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with underweight individuals having higher mortality …

Background and objective Obesity is an established risk factor for poor health outcomes, but
paradoxically in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is associated with …