"The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that could induce physicians to pay more attention to the condition and spur more insurers to pay for treatments.
"In making the recommendation, delegates at the association’s annual meeting in Chicago overrode a recommendation against doing so by a committee that had studied the matter.
“Recognizing obesity as a disease will help change the way the medical community tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans,” Dr. Patrice Harris, a member of the association’s board, said in a statement...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/business/ama-recognizes-obesity-as-a-disease.html?_r=0
See also:
How we integrated ACE screening into the Health Appraisal Center at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego by Dr. Vincent Felitti
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study -- the largest, most important public health study you never heard of -- began in an obesity clinic
http://acesconnection.com/profiles/blogs/the-adverse-childhood-experiences-study-the-largest-most
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