Obesity (cont.)
Medical Author:
Gayle M Galletta, MD
Coauthor:
Hasnain M Khandwala, MD, FRCPC
Medical Editor:
Arthur B Chausmer, MD, PhD, FACP, FACE, FACN, CNS
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
George T Griffing, MD
IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor:Gayle M Galletta, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts.Coauthor(s): Hasnain M Khandwala, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Editors:Arthur B Chausmer, MD, PhD, FACP, FACE, FACN, CNS, Affiliate Research Professor, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, School of Computational Sciences; Principal, C/A Informatics, LLC; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; George T Griffing, MD, Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, St Louis University. Last Editorial Review: 12/30/2005 Viewer Comments & ReviewsObesity - Effective TreatmentsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What kinds of treatments have been effective for your obesity? Obesity In Children - CausesThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What is/was the cause of your obesity? |
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Obesity is a substantialpublic-health crisis in the United States and in the rest of the developed world.
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