(American Heart Association Monograph Series.) Edited by Gerald F. Fletcher, Scott M. Grundy, and Laura L. Hayman. 377 pp., illustrated. Armonk, N.Y., Futura, 1999. $69. ISBN 0-87993-418-2.
Obesity is now a pandemic in industrialized societies. Who canfeel confident that health care professionals have adequatelymet the needs of patients or communities with regard to thisproblem? By what measure do we know what these needs are? Obesepatients may tell us first about their cosmetic concerns, theirshortness of breath, or their sore knees. We, in turn, may tellthem about their increased risk for diabetes or myocardial infarction.We are increasingly successful at tinkering with their bloodpressure, blood lipids, and blood glucose levels. But the proportionof persons in our society who are overweight . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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