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 - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/cAoIMLEvHiI/la-sci-obesity-disease-20130619,0,4422080.story
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 - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/cAoIMLEvHiI/la-sci-obesity-disease-20130619,0,4422080.story
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