The Obesity Epidemic Is Not the Victims’ Fault

The Obesity Epidemic Is Not the Victims’ Fault

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued two statements that 1) maintain that obesity causes diabetes and other expressions of the metabolic syndrome and 2) that imply obesity is the victim's fault. Both statements are incorrect and potentially harmful.

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Veröffentlicht in:Obesity surgery 2024-02, Vol.34 (2), p.688-689
Hauptverfasser: Miller, Zachary C., Kang, Brian K., Cooke, Spencer W., Ashley, Lucas W., Pories, Walter J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brief Communication
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Disease control
Disease prevention
Exercise
Food
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hypertension
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Metabolic syndrome
Obesity
Overweight
Surgery
Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued two statements that 1) maintain that obesity causes diabetes and other expressions of the metabolic syndrome and 2) that imply obesity is the victim's fault. Both statements are incorrect and potentially harmful.
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-023-06978-5