Lee Duck-Chul, Sui X, Blair S N
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Br J Sports Med. 2009 Jan;43(1):49-51. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054536. Epub 2008 Oct 29.
Obesity is an established risk factor for chronic disease and premature death, but losing weight and keeping it off is difficult. Therefore, although obese individuals may know that they are at higher risk of disease and early death, they still may not be able to lose weight and maintain weight loss. Perhaps health professionals should focus less on weight and more on how to enhance and maintain health for people of all sizes and shapes.
肥胖是慢性病和过早死亡的既定风险因素，但减肥并维持体重却很困难。因此，尽管肥胖者可能知道自己患疾病和早死的风险更高，但他们仍可能无法减肥并保持体重减轻。或许健康专业人员应该少关注体重，而更多地关注如何为各种体型的人增强和维持健康。
