title: Obesity as an epidemic: facing the challenge.
abstract: Obesity has reached what some scientists see as epidemic proportions. Clearly, a rethinking of the medical nutritional therapeutic approach is needed. Treatment programs must include a variety of health professionals to facilitate the lifestyle changes needed to treat this condition. There is a role in obesity management for registered dietitians, behaviorists, physicians, exercise physiologists, and geneticists. A chronic disease treatment model is being proposed. Are dietitians ready for the challenge?
authors.affiliation: General Clinical Research Center, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305-5251, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Coulston
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004045:Dietary Services; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats