I read with interest the commentary by Valerie H. Taylor et al. 1 on eating behaviour and
obesity. As the authors state, not everyone exposed to high-fat, high-calorie foods becomes …

I read with interest the commentary by Valerie H. Taylor et al. 1 on eating behaviour and
obesity. As the authors state, not everyone exposed to high-fat, high-calorie foods becomes …

In this issue of JAMA, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reports its first
Recommendation Statement on screening for eating disorders in adolescents and adults …

• Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements leading to a considerably low body
weight (defined as a weight that is less than minimally normal, or, for children and …

In recent years, psychiatry has gained a deeper understanding of the breadth of eating
disorders and rightly expanded the definition to include a broad spectrum of difficulties …

Counseling patientsabout weight management may be one of the most challenging aspects
of primary care. Clinicians widely perceive that they have a responsibility to address obesity …

More than one-third (34.9%) of the US population is obese, 1 so it is critical to disseminate
effective interventions to tackle this epidemic. Numerous weight management studies have …

Astaggering 68% of US adults are either overweight or obese. 1 Current direct medical costs
associated withtreatingobesity-relatedillnessareroughly5% to 10% of all US health care …

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate that nearlythree-
fourthsofadultsintheUSareoverweight, withmore than 40% meeting criteria for obesity …

PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES FACE CONSIDERABLE CHAL-lenges trying to prevent
overweight and obesity in society, primarily because a person's own behavior is often the …