Is obesity a disease?(Pro & Con): An article from: Family Practice News

Is obesity a disease?(Pro & Con): An article from: Family Practice News

 Is obesity a disease?(Pro & Con): An article from: Family Practice News

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Title: Is obesity a disease?(Pro & Con)
Author: Arthur Frank
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 15, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33 Issue: 16 Page: 12(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

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As our knowledge of the human body becomes ever more exact, scientists have made remarkable leaps forward in many fields. Yet for one question that many of us would like answered–What causes the body to burn fat?–we find all sorts of confusing claims. Since we know so much about how our body works, can’t science tell us the answer?

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