Cure. A cure for emphysema, or any COPD condition, is not available at this time. However, a person with the disease can manage it to reduce symptoms and stop the emphysema from progressing further. The first step for tobacco users is to quit smoking.
A state of excess body fat, which is a premorbid addiction disorder, defined as 20% above an individualâs standard weight (the ideal body weight is 21 kg/m2; a person is considered obese with a body weight above 30 kg/m2). Epidemiology-US. 31% of adults are obese; 17% of children are obese. Mississippi is the fattest state with 34% obesity; Colorado is the thinnest state with 21% obesity. In 2000, there were 3.8 million people over 300 pounds, and 400,000 people (mostly males) over 400 pounds.
The co-morbidities of morbid obesity are those of obesity, but more severeâtype 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease/heart disease, sleep dypnoea, osteoarthritis and a 25â33% increased risk of breast, colorectal, endometrial, kidney, oesophageal and prostate cancer and an even higher risk of gallbladder cancer.