Obesity: The Public Health Crisis
1999-09-16T03:57:19-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjk0XC8xOTk5MDkxNjA0MTIwMzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==At the first conference of the AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION at the RENAISSANCE HOTEL,
Members talked to reporters about the growing problem of obesity in America.
They focused on how obesity is a disease and can lead to various health problems and attributed the increase in obesity to the lack of physical activity and poor nutrition among Americans. Their recommendation was that everyone have some type of moderate physical activity at least five days a weeks.
Afterwards questions from reporters were answered.
DR.Peter Vash,Executive Medical Director, LINDORA MEDICAL CLINICS
DR.David Satcher ,SURGEON GENERAL
Sarah Ferguson, DUCHESS OF YORK
DR.Richard Atkinson, President, AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION
Members talked to reporters about the growing problem of obesity in America.
They focused on how obesity is a disease and can lead to various health problems and attributed the increase in obesity to the lack of physical activity and poor nutrition among Americans. Their recommendation was that everyone have some type of moderate physical activity at least five days a weeks.
Afterwards questions from reporters were answered.
DR.Peter Vash,Executive Medical Director, LINDORA MEDICAL CLINICS
DR.David Satcher ,SURGEON GENERAL
Sarah Ferguson, DUCHESS OF YORK
DR.Richard Atkinson, President, AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION
At the first conference of the AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION at the RENAISSANCE HOTEL, Members talked to reporters about the growing problem… read more
At the first conference of the AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION at the RENAISSANCE HOTEL,
Members talked to reporters about the growing problem of obesity in America.
They focused on how obesity is a disease and can lead to various health problems and attributed the increase in obesity to the lack of physical activity and poor nutrition among Americans. Their recommendation was that everyone have some type of moderate physical activity at least five days a weeks.
Afterwards questions from reporters were answered.
DR.Peter Vash,Executive Medical Director, LINDORA MEDICAL CLINICS
DR.David Satcher ,SURGEON GENERAL
Sarah Ferguson, DUCHESS OF YORK
DR.Richard Atkinson, President, AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION close
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