par Kutnowski, Maximilien
Référence Revue médicale de Bruxelles, 27, 4, page (S 372-S 374)
Publication Publié, 2006-09
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : The W.H.O. identifies obesity as one of the ten leading health risk factors. Obesity is a worldwide non-infectious pandemic with dramatic consequences, and its usual treatment comes generally to a failure. One may wonder if our therapeutic proposal is adequate, instead of speaking about the lack of willpower of our patients. The explanation of weight gain should not be reduced to a caloric balance. Obese people may have other physiological characteristics than lean ones. Examples are quoted.