Obesity is a wide-spread public health issue that needs our urgent attention. Under the bill, a combined plan of medicine, behavioral modification, diet and exercise will be developed and implemented for five groups of 16 to 20 participants. The participants will be pre-screened for weight loss readiness and monitored frequently for progress. About 100 women will participate after a pre-screening. Obese is defined as weighing 30 or more pounds over a healthy body weight.
Obesity poses serious health threats to Indiana residents and is a growing problem.