A US task force is urging doctors to prescribe obese patients intense changes to their diets, exercise habits and overall lifestyles in guidelines released today.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater, making them clinically obese and at risk of all manner of diseases, including heart failure, diabetes and cancer.
Obesity has been classified an epidemic for years, yet the number of people who are overweight or obese in the US has continuously risen.