Obesity and Men's Health

Ryan Holley-Mallo; Angela Golden

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2021.07.004

Obesity and Men's Health

Nurs Clin North Am. 2021 Dec;56(4):599-607. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2021.07.004.

Authors

Ryan Holley-Mallo¹, Angela Golden²

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, Averett University, 420 W. Main Street, Danville, VA 24541, USA. Electronic address: RyanMalloDNP@gmail.com.
² NP from Home, LLC and NP Obesity Treatment Clinic, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

PMID: 34749898
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2021.07.004

Abstract

The health outcomes of men are significantly worse, when compared with their female counterparts, for the top 15 leading causes of death nationwide. At this time, men are not actively engaged in the health care system, creating a challenge for those managing patients in the clinical setting. The premature morbidity and mortality of men financially burdens the health care system and places a financial strain in secondary and tertiary preventive care that is simply not sustainable. Obesity is a catalyst that fuels disease and is directly responsible for the pathogenesis for the disease claiming the lives of men nationwide.

Keywords: Health care; Masculinity; Men's health; Obesity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adiposity*
Attitude to Health
Humans
Male
Masculinity*
Men's Health*
Obesity* / epidemiology
Obesity* / therapy
Primary Health Care* / organization & administration
Sex Factors
Social Stigma*
United States / epidemiology