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Read this word today - Globesity - it's new to me, but descriptive of the growing global epidemic of obesity. It's something I am dealing with more and more in my work in health care, and that we're all dealing with as a society.
There is lots of complexity to understand about obesity - it's definitely not so simple as "eat less, exercise more" - and much of the information we get is piecemeal & simplistic, and so it is ineffective in terms of obesity management or prevention. And there is so much stigma too, which can be really heartbreaking.
So it was interesting to read in this U of T magazine on Food about new initiatives to bring together researchers from many disciplines to work cooperatively, and to learn also from people who live with obesity. I'm also aware of a new programme at my own hospital for children (and their families) who are in the obesity range.
Here's a link to the magazine - there are many articles of interest (at least to me!) - http://www.medicine.utoronto.ca/magazine/Winter 2015
What's your take on it? Can we talk about it?
There is lots of complexity to understand about obesity - it's definitely not so simple as "eat less, exercise more" - and much of the information we get is piecemeal & simplistic, and so it is ineffective in terms of obesity management or prevention. And there is so much stigma too, which can be really heartbreaking.
So it was interesting to read in this U of T magazine on Food about new initiatives to bring together researchers from many disciplines to work cooperatively, and to learn also from people who live with obesity. I'm also aware of a new programme at my own hospital for children (and their families) who are in the obesity range.
Here's a link to the magazine - there are many articles of interest (at least to me!) - http://www.medicine.utoronto.ca/magazine/Winter 2015
What's your take on it? Can we talk about it?