Health Implications of Obesity
Authors: R A Warren
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Consensus Conference Statement1 December 1985Health Implications of ObesityNational Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference StatementNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT PANEL ON THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF OBESITYNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT PANEL ON THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF OBESITYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-6-1073 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCurrent knowledge of human obesity has progressed beyond the simple generalizations of the past. Formerly, obesity was considered fully explained by the single adverse behavior of inappropriate eating in the setting of attractive foods. The study of animal models of obesity, biochemical alterations in humans and experimental animals, and the complex interactions of psychosocial and cultural factors that create susceptibility to human obesity indicate that this disease in humans is complex and deeply rooted in biologic systems. Thus, it is almost certain that obesity has multiple causes and that there are different types of obesity.To assess the health implications... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, Maryland*Members of the Consensus Development Panel were Jules Hirsch, M.D., Chairman; Cherryl H. Bell, M.S., R.D.; Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc, R.D.; David R. Hawkins, M.D.; Edward J. Huth, M.D.; Herbert L. Hyman, M.D.; Ahmed H. Kissebah, M.D.; Ph.D.; Kristen W. McNutt, Ph.D., J.D.; Maria I. New, M.D.; Ethan A. H. Sims, M.D.; Richard B. Singer, M.D.; William E. Straw, M.D.; Herman A. Tyroler, M.D.; and Vernon R. Young, Ph.D. Members of the Planning Committee were Benjamin T. Burton, Ph.D., Cochairman; Theodore B. Van Itallie, M.D., Cochairman; Reubin Andres, M.D.; C. Wayne Callaway, M.D.; Susan M. Clark; Nancy Ernst, M.S., R.D.; Willis R. Foster, M.D.; Jules Hirsch, M.D.; Merrill S. Read, Ph.D.; Frederic Seltzer, F.S.A.; Michael J. Bernstein; and William H. Hall. 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