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NAME: TEMITOPE ABAYOMI PROGRAM: MPH COURSE: EXERCISE MEDICINE OBESITY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH The concept of obesity, physical activity and health is not a new one. But there is presently a universal concern the growing phenomenon of obesity and lifestyle which is now regarded as an epidemic! 'The 1980s and '90s witnessed and alarming increases in obesity across the globe (1). This epidemic has not been slowed by the new treatment strategies, leading some health professionals to doubt if they can help their patients. A recent audit documented wide variation in the management of overweight and obese patients in general practices in England and uncertainty about which treatments were most effective (2). The question remains, what is obesity and overweight? The World Health Organisation defines overweight as a body mass index of 25.0-29.9 and obesity as a body mass index>30 (3). However, body mass index does not adequately characterise the distribution of the body...

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