How to Understand the Causes of Obesity

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We Are Nowhere Near Understanding The Causes Of Obesity And How To Prevent It More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Claudia Cesar | permalink
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Invoking the “usual suspects” only obscures how much we don't know. The trend toward weight gain over the past 3 decades is routinely characterized as an “epidemic” and even a “pandemic,” which requires an urgent response. First evident in developed countries, this trend has become a worldwide phenomenon. A major paper in [...]
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffreykabat/2014/06/09/we-are-nowhere-near-understanding-the-causes-of-obesity-and-how-to-prevent-it/ ^[1]

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Body Weight, Clash of Ideologies More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Mark Roah | permalink
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Doctors understand obesity as a social disease, even if most other people don't.
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For further reading: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/body-weight-clash-of-minds/384514/ ^[2]

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Understanding Obesity: The Five Medical Causes (Your Personal Health): Dr. Lance Levy: Amazon.com: Books More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by PS 3 ALAN | permalink
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Understanding Obesity: The Five Medical Causes (Your Personal Health) [Dr. Lance Levy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dr. Levy believes that very few overweight people are overweight because they are too lazy to go for a walk. Every obese person who has struggled to lose weight know what an average breakfast
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For further reading: http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Obesity-Medical-Causes-Personal/dp/B005M4ZZRM ^[3]

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1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffreykabat/2014/06/09/we-are-nowhere-near-understanding-the-causes-of-obesity-and-how-to-prevent-it/

2. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/body-weight-clash-of-minds/384514/

3. http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Obesity-Medical-Causes-Personal/dp/B005M4ZZRM