In your editorial on obesity, Yates et at talk in apocalyptic terms about the rise in its prevalence. Their description of its 'devastating consequences' is amplified to an impressive degree by the repeated use of figures referring to relative rather than absolute risk. They propose an 'urgent need for high quality research' and go on to comment approvingly on the paper from the Bristol team, concluding that it provides evidence that 'primary care can be used to engage effectively with, and manage, childhood obesity'.
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