Tackling obesity: is primary care up to the challenge?

摘要

The US Healthy People 2010 goal of reducing the proportion of adults who are obese to 15% will not be met. In fact, the proportion of American adults who are obese has increased 140% over the past decade. At present, more than one-third of adults, or more than 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006. There is also a disproportionate number of minorities affected. Blacks have a 51% higher prevalence of obesity and Hispanics have a 21% higher obesity prevalence com- pared with whites. Obesity, along odic measurement of height and weight for all patients. This recommendation is based, in part, on the observation that screening and identification of obesity leads to greater rates of counseling and treatment. The US Preventive Services Task Force has specifically recommended that