Ortiz, Lauralee,
The Shape We're In--Health Care's Big Fat Problem: Doctors Lack.... Lauralee Ortiz. - KRT News Service, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 13, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. 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.
1522-323X;
Diet
Exercise
Medical colleges--Curricula
Medicine--Study and teaching
Nutrition--Requirements
Obesity
Overweight persons
Physicians
AC1.S5
050
The Shape We're In--Health Care's Big Fat Problem: Doctors Lack.... Lauralee Ortiz. - KRT News Service, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 13, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. 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.
1522-323X;
Diet
Exercise
Medical colleges--Curricula
Medicine--Study and teaching
Nutrition--Requirements
Obesity
Overweight persons
Physicians
AC1.S5
050