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This article is from the Research Concerning Big Folks FAQ, by sharon@ecs.ox.ac.uk (Sharon Curtis) with numerous contributions by others.

A1) The Great Weight Debate

[AB] R.P.Abernathy & D.R.Black:
"Is adipose tissue oversold as a health risk?"
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, June 1994,
vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 641--644.

[DM]
"Is Obesity Hazardous to Your Health?"
see Debates in Medicine, Yearbook medical publishers, 1989 vol. 2, pp. 102--137

[EH] P.Ernsberger & P.Haskew:
"Health implications for obesity: An alternative view"
Journal of Obesity and Weight Regulation, 1987, vol. 6, pp. 58--137

[Garn] S.M.Garn
"Fractionating healthy weight"
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 1996 vol.63, no.3,
Supplement pp. 412S--414S
Discusses what a healthy weight is, considering the criteria
used to define healthy, and that a weight advantageous for one
respect may be disadvantageous for another.

[GW] D.M.Garner & S.C.Wooley:
"Confronting the Failure of Behavioral and Dietary Treatments for Obesity",
Clinical Psychology Review, 1991, vol.11, pp. 729--780
Excellent long survey article, with many references to
research on the subject. Points out that diets are mostly
successful in the short term, but very ineffective in the long
term. Instead recommendations are made for improving the
lifestyle, health risk factors, body image and self-esteem
of fat people without requiring weightloss.

[Jhsn] F.E.Johnson:
"Health Implications of Childhood Obesity"
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985, vol. 103, p1068
Just discusses the subject, with no stunning results.
Remembers to mention the social and psychological
implications.

[Mall] M.J. Mallick:
"Health Hazards of Obesity and Weight Control
in Children: A Review of the Literature"
American Journal of Public Health, 1983, vol. 73, pp. 78--82

 

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