Effective medical treatment of obesity among immigrant women in primary care.

Background: The prevalence of obesity among the general US adults is 42 %. With increasing immigrant population in the US, the obesity burden among immigrants in the US has been reported to approach or exceed that of the general US population. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report obesity treatment among immigrants in the US.

Obesity Management in Primary Care During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.

With 6.1 million United States cases as of early September 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is presenting unprecedented challenges to primary care. As a complex multifactorial chronic disease, obesity is a significant risk for severe COVID-19 complications associated with high morbidity and mortality.

Longitudinal Trends and Risk Factors for Obesity Among Immigrants in Massachusetts.

Introduction: Little is known about the longitudinal trends and factors associated with obesity and overweight among U.S. immigrants and ethnic minorities.