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Obesity
New obesity research reported from W.P.T. James and co-authors
February 24th, 2009
"The recognition of obesity as a disease was in theory established in 1948 by WHO's (World Health Organization) taking on the International Classification of Diseases but the early highlighting of the potential public health problem in the United States and the United Kingdom 35 years ago was considered irrelevant elsewhere," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report. "The medical profession disregarded obesity as important despite the new evidence and WHO data set out in the 1980s. Only in 1995 did WHO find greater problems of overweight than underweight in many developing countries but it required the first special obesity consultation in 1997 and particularly...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-24)
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