Prognosis in obesity

doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7504.1339

BMJ 2005;330:1339-1340 (11 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7504.1339

Editorial

Prognosis in obesity

We all need to move a little more, eat a little less

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Obesity has a colossal impact on physical, mental, and socialill health in many parts of the world. Without effective action,expanding waists in ageing populations and the associated healthproblems will present enormous financial burdens for futuregenerations. The prevalence of obesity is already above thecritical threshold of 15% set by the World Health Organizationfor epidemics needing intervention.¹ We cannot withdraw medicalsupport for obese individuals, but we urgently need politicallydriven public health measures to curb this epidemic.

In this week's BMJ, Reilly et al, who have previously documentedrising rates of childhood obesity, stimulating public and politicalconcern, examine risk factors for obesity in a cohort of 7 yearolds in Bristol, England (p 1357).² The authors do not claimcausality but did find potentially relevant independent associations,including environmental contributions to high birth weight,early adiposity or "rebound" as body . . . [Full text of this article]

M E J Lean, professor

Division of Developmental Medicine, Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER
(lean@clinmed.gla.ac.uk)

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