To Treat or Not to Treat? Health Risks of Obesity and Obesity Treatment.

Petersmarck, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ460473

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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To Treat or Not to Treat? Health Risks of Obesity and Obesity Treatment.

Petersmarck, Karen

Obesity & Health, v6 n6 p104-05,107,115 Nov-Dec 1992

Presents summary of a panel discussion at the Conference of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (1992) on the health risks of treating obesity. The panel focused on selectivity in accepting patients, obesity and mortality, genetic individuality, weight loss mode and outcome, weight loss and longevity, and weight maintenance. (SM)

Descriptors: Adults, Body Weight, Epidemiology, Genetics, Health Personnel, Health Promotion, Human Body, Medical Services, Mortality Rate, Obesity, Physical Health, Physician Patient Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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