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WHAT YOU DO Dr. Phil's approach to weight loss involves "getting real." He suggests curbing emotional eating, surrounding yourself with a supportive circle of friends and family, and exercising...
...myself," says Shawn. "It's going to make a great amount of difference when I leave here in six months." Notes Lawtey senior chaplain William Wright: "You can teach a man new skills in prison, but you also have to work on his heart. I think this more holistic approach is the future...
That's when we hit on the two-pronged approach we are taking this week. The first is the special issue you hold in your hands--32 pages of news and analysis on how we got so big and what the experts think can be done about it (plus some tips you can use, like how to calculate your body mass index; for that, go to time.com/obesity) The second is the Summit on Obesity gathering later this week in Williamsburg, Va. Supported by funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we've invited more than 400 doctors, nutritionists, corporate...
...that's why treatments for obesity differ so much from those for anorexics. People who starve themselves tend to respond better to therapies and behavior-modification approaches that address their distorted body image and underlying emotional issues. People with overeating problems are often successfully treated with a more physiological approach, usually through diet and exercise and, sometimes, medications that curb appetite or burn calories more efficiently...
...seen obesity as a personal problem to be solved by each overweight individual waging a lonely war to trim pounds on the diet du jour. While it's true that we are each responsible for what we put in our own mouth, they note that the personal-responsibility approach has been a big, fat flop. In the past 30 years, the percentage of Americans who are overweight has ballooned from 48% to 65%. The percentage of children who are overweight has tripled, from 5% to 15%, and another 15% are considered borderline...