The Shape We're In--Health Care's Big Fat Problem: Doctors Lack.... Lauralee Ortiz.
by Ortiz, Lauralee; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 13Health. Publisher: KRT News Service, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Diet | Exercise | Medical colleges -- Curricula | Medicine -- Study and teaching | Nutrition -- Requirements | Obesity | Overweight persons | PhysiciansDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The latest statistics from the National Institutes of Health show that 61 percent of U.S. adults are overweight, with body fat at 25 percent or higher, and one-third, at 30 percent body mass or higher, are obese--putting them at increased risk of death." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article discusses the importance of having more doctors trained in nutrition and in how to treat overweight patients.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Shape We're In--Health Care's Big Fat Problem: Doctors Lack..., May 27, 2003; pp. n.p..
"The latest statistics from the National Institutes of Health show that 61 percent of U.S. adults are overweight, with body fat at 25 percent or higher, and one-third, at 30 percent body mass or higher, are obese--putting them at increased risk of death." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article discusses the importance of having more doctors trained in nutrition and in how to treat overweight patients.
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