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Adrian Gaty's avatar

Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K Jerome’s 19th travelogue, has a hilarious introduction about this very disorder.

Speaking of the relative health of doctors, again without stats to back this up, I was always struck by the near total lack of obesity in my med training. In the midst of an obesity epidemic, I can think of only one larger colleague out of my hundred+ fellow med students.

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Adam Cifu, MD's avatar

The obesity issue is interesting. The most currently acceptable explanation would be that the presence of obesity affects the likelihood of getting into medical school.

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Mel Remple's avatar

Adam I would like to know your thoughts on the latest pronouncement that obesity is a disease and therefore not the overweight patient’s fault.

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Mel Remple's avatar

Excellent! Thank you. I must have missed that one.

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GERRY CREAGER's avatar

Of late, retired and with more time, I've subscribed to the concept that over-processed foods have contributed to the obesity epidemic. That said, sedentary lifestyles and work patterns haven't helped. But, I suspect genetics also plays a role. To borrow a line from somewhere else, "It's complicated"...

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