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eMJA: Burry, Obesity and virtue. Is staying lean a matter of ethics? Is staying lean a matter of ethics? Self-control of one's own weight might be described as a form of bioethics John N Burry MJA 1999; 171: 609-610 An estimated 97 million adults in the United States are overweight or obese, a condition that substantially raises their risk of morbidity from hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, and endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancers. Higher body weights are also associated with increases in all-cause mortality. Obese individuals may also suffer from social stigmatization and discrimination. As a major contributor to preventive death in the United States today, overweight and obesity pose a major public health challenge. -- Executive summary of the clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults.1 In 1992, 30% of the female and 44% of the male population of Australia were overweight or obese.2 More recent studies indicate that the prevalence has risen to 34% and 48% and is continuing to rise.3,4 Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) greater than 25 and obese as a BMI of 30 or greater. In a 15-year cohort study of middle-aged men, the BMI associated with the lowest morbidity and mortality was 22.5 The relationship of BMI to blood lipids, blood cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar confirms the worth of scientific measurement and of knowing one's optimum BMI. A BMI of 22 is not optimal in all individuals. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/171_11_061299/burry/burry.html |
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