Obesity Quotes

When you look at the state of many minorities, and the rise in obesity and diabetes -- especially African-Americans and Hispanics -- we excel at dying. That simply can't be ignored. - Roniece Weaver

When people think of the diseases affecting children most frequently, they often think of things like obesity or asthma. But dental disease is now the single most common chronic disease of childhood, and is seriously impairing the quality of life for thousands of children in California each year. That not only hurts our children, it hurts all of us. - David Perry

When I meet vegetarians who might have diabetes, pre-diabetes or massive obesity, I tell them they would be better off if they gave up their Vegetarianism. - Robert Atkins

What you want is a very pliable blood vessel that has a lot of give and take. Obesity itself appears to be an independent factor for decreased flexibility. - Sarah Blumenschein

What we're trying to do is use some of the same legal tactics that have been so effective against the public health problem of smoking against the other public health problem of obesity. - John Banzhaf

What we found was that maturational timing -- onset of first period -- was not an important factor for adult obesity, once we accounted for the earlier overweight [as children]. So, it appears that the timing of menarche is a consequence, rather than a risk factor for adult overweight. - Aviva Must

What tends to drive coverage is good science about the effectiveness of particular treatments. When we get information that suggests that particular approaches are effective in treating obesity, when there's proof they work, then those services will be covered. - Susan Pisano

We've studied this from many perspectives in women and in men, and we get the same answer: It's not the obesity, it's the fitness. - Steven Blair

We've seen an increase in obesity in men and we've seen an increase in overweight in both boys and girls. - Cynthia Ogden