A round up of 15 research papers and articles from Michigan Medicine proving why the treatment for obesity can’t adopt a “one size fits all” approach.
Science is with James Corden. Fat shaming shouldn’t make a comeback, and it won’t solve the nation’s obesity epidemic.
Through countless published scientific papers, research has continually exposed the complexity of obesity and being overweight, which affects more than 1.9 billion people worldwide. That research has led experts to conclude that potential treatment options must go further than simply prescribing diet and exercise as a cure.
For years, scientists at Michigan Medicine have researched the problem and have contributed to the mounting evidence of factors that go beyond an individual’s control, such as poverty, health care access, education, genetics, hormones, and chronic illnesses, which can all play roles in the chronic condition’s development and existence.
More research and clinical trials are needed to find answers, but while we wait, researchers say body shaming, which has been proven to cause depression and increase the risk of suicide, should never be one of them.
Below, we rounded up the latest research and articles on obesity from our faculty who are tirelessly working with others across the country to find better solutions to address the issue of obesity and help those trying to overcome it.
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