Obesity, a growing problem

Obesity, a growing problem

Some of the ambiguities confronting researchers studying obesity are explored. What is most disturbing is that investigators confess ignorance about what causes obesity and how best to treat it. Many of the theories, such as the theory that fat babies become fat adults, may have little basis in fact...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 198; no. 4320; pp. 905 - 906
Main Author: Kolata, Gina Bari
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 02-12-1977
Subjects:
Adipocytes
African Americans
Developmental biology
Diabetes
etiology
feeding habits
Heart diseases
Hypertension
Men
Obesity
Overweight
Parents
Physiological aspects
Research News
therapeutics
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Summary:Some of the ambiguities confronting researchers studying obesity are explored. What is most disturbing is that investigators confess ignorance about what causes obesity and how best to treat it. Many of the theories, such as the theory that fat babies become fat adults, may have little basis in fact. No one diet has been found to be any better, in terms of long range results, than any other. All of the radical treatments raise the question of whether the treatment is worse than the disease.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.198.4320.905