The Weight Debate

Metabolic diseases General medicine
Volume 171 - Issue 11

What should we do about overweight and obesity?

Author:  Ian D Caterson

Med J Aust 1999; 171 (11): 599-600.
Published online: 6 December 1999
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The Weight Debate

What should we do about overweight and obesity?

The goals of treatment should not necessarily be to normalise weight, but to optimise health

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MJA 1999; 171: 599-600

Introduction - Why are we getting obese? - Why have we not been effective in treating obesity? - What should we do about obesity? - What has been ignored is our environment
- - More articles on Nutrition

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  • Ian D Caterson

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