Title: Vacation Weight Gain Can Lead to ‘Creeping Obesity,’ Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 2/7/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Obese people have an increased risk of kidney disease even when they don’t have health problems like high blood pressure or elevated blood sugar that can impair renal function, a large Korean study suggests. In otherwise healthy individuals, obesity was linked to 6.7 more cases of kidney disease for every 1,000 people over five years than occurred among normal-weight patients. The findings contradict some previous research that has found people with what’s known as “metabolically healthy obesity” may not face an increased risk of kidney problems, cardiovascular disease or other issues linked to excess weight, said lead study author Dr. Yoosoo Chang of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Total Healthcare Center in Seoul.

There is wide agreement that the quality and choices of food at most hospitals is abysmal. Patients are offended, their guests are confused, and the staff is overweight and suffering the chronic illnesses that are driving health care costs to sky high records while also reducing the quality and quantity of life. Although this perception is…