Rössner looking into the crystal ball

“Nobody likes a whiner” could be added as a title to these lamentations, but after almost 40 years in the field, there is little to be optimistic about from my perspective. Awareness has undoubtedly increased, and there is no need any longer to explain what BMI means—even to a lay audience. But from...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2019-02, Vol.73 (2), p.159-162
Main Author: Rossner, Stephan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Body mass index
Clinical Nutrition
Delivery of Health Care - history
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Epidemiology
Forecasting
Health care
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Obesity
Obesity - history
Obesity - therapy
Perspective
Physiological research
Public Health
Roessner
Scientists
Surgery
Sweden
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Summary:“Nobody likes a whiner” could be added as a title to these lamentations, but after almost 40 years in the field, there is little to be optimistic about from my perspective. Awareness has undoubtedly increased, and there is no need any longer to explain what BMI means—even to a lay audience. But from there to a coherent strategy to identify the problem, initiate whatever is feasible of preventive action, and develop treatment strategies, we still have a very long way to go.
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/s41430-018-0172-4