Majid Nabil
Mo Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;102(6):550-4.
Obesity is no longer a personal disease; it is a new global disease and public health phenomenon. Since the 1980s, obesity in the U.S. has taken on epidemic dimensions. This paper will review the epidemiology, mortality, and cost of obesity in the U.S. and Missouri. It will examine the national experience in the war on smoking and point out the similarities with our new struggle against obesity. Finally, it concludes with recommendations.
肥胖不再是一种个人疾病；它是一种新的全球性疾病和公共卫生现象。自20世纪80年代以来，美国的肥胖问题已呈现出流行态势。本文将回顾美国和密苏里州肥胖症的流行病学、死亡率及成本情况。它将审视美国在控烟方面的经验，并指出其与我们新的抗击肥胖斗争的相似之处。最后，本文给出了相关建议。
