Tuesday, June 18, 2013

AMA declares obesity a disease

The move by the American Medical Assn. board means that one-third of adults and 17% of children in the U.S. have a medical condition that requires treatment.



The American Medical Assn. voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment.



via L.A. Times - Health http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/2glMkWtaW5k/la-sci-obesity-disease-20130619,0,7468803.story

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