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A call to end the use of the word 'Obesity'

There are calls for obesity to be renamed to improve treatment 'Focus should be on the underlying pathophysiology of obesity and not on body size'. Making this call was Dr Margaret Steele, a postdoctoral researcher at UCC’s School of Public Health who spoke to Ivan this morning on the show.

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08.30 5 Jul 2023


A call to end the use of the word 'Obesity'


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There are calls for obesity to be renamed to improve treatment 'Focus should be on the underlying pathophysiology of obesity and not on body size'. Making this call was Dr Margaret Steele, a postdoctoral researcher at UCC’s School of Public Health who spoke to Ivan this morning on the show.


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