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Experiences of obesity stigmatization and fear of fat, body image and self-esteem, were examined in relation to weight loss and weight maintenance. Participants in obesity treatment (N = 185) with more stigmatizing experiences had poorer body image and greater fear of fat. Higher initial BMI, more

BACKGROUND Pain catastrophizing (PC) is associated with more severe and disabling migraine attacks. However, factors that moderate this relationship are unknown. Failure of inhibitory control (IC), or the ability to suppress automatic or inappropriate responses, may be one such factor given previous

Two waves of data from a community-based study (Alameda County Study, 1994-1995) were used to investigate the association between obesity and depression. Depression was measured with 12 items covering Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for major

Forty-four morbidly obese patients underwent gastroplasty with a transverse double stapled partition forming a 20-30 ml proximal gastric pouch and a 10 mm diameter stoma on the greater curve supported by three non-absorbable imbricating seromuscular inverting suture layers to form a neopylorus. All

Intraoral sucrose has analgesic effects in the newborn period. The hedonic and analgesic effects of sucrose overlap and hedonic response to sweet food is associated with adiposity. The potential association between the analgesic effects of intraoral sucrose in the newborn period and subsequent

Excess body weight may be associated with various functional/structural lesions of the kidney. The spectrum ranges from glomerulomegaly with or without focal or segmental glomerulosclerosis, to diabetic nephropathy, to carcinoma of the kidney and nephrolithiasis. The first sign of renal injury is

OBJECTIVE Primary torsion of the greater omentum is an infrequent cause of acute abdomen in children. A retrospective review was conducted to establish the prevalence and clinical features of omental torsion as a cause of acute abdominal pain in childhood. METHODS We reviewed the clinical histories

Delay discounting (DD) is a measure of the degree to which an individual is driven by immediate gratification vs. the prospect of larger, but delayed, rewards. Because of hypothesized parallels between drug addiction and obesity, and reports of increased delay discounting in drug-dependent

Obesity is arguably the most important medical problem in America today. About 25% of children are considered either overweight or obese, according to newly established national criteria. These teenagers are at significant risk for becoming obese adults, and adolescent obesity predisposes to a range

OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the association between obesity and vaginal prolapse as well as pelvic organ prolapse symptoms. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of women referred for urogynecologic care. The exposure was obesity and outcome, stage>or=II prolapse. Secondary outcomes were