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KMID : 0950020050310020007
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Journal of Health Science & Medical Technology
2005 Volume.31 No. 2 p.7 ~ p.15
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Study on opinions of obesity-related professionals during obesity treatment
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Han Jung-Soon
Kang Jae-Heon
Kim Kyung-A
Kim Cheol-Hwan
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Abstract
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Bac㎏round: Obesity is correlated with chronic degenerative disease such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes etc. Although obese person should try to reduce their weight, they seem to have lack in recognition of obesity and of patience for weight control.
Methods: Therefore, This study is about opinions of obesity treatment professionals including doctors, dietician, and sports prescription etc on proper obesity standards, causes for obesity, necessity of weight management, diseases resulting from obesity and methods to treat obesity, earned through research on problems in Korean obesity conducted to them.
Results:1. Professionals regarded waist circumstance as the most proper standard to determine obesity of Korean. 2. Professionals regarded deficient of exercise, rather than life style or intake of dietary fat food, as the biggest cause for obesity of Korean. 3. Professionals regarded necessity of weight management of Korean is to stay healthy. 4. Professionals regarded Diabetes as a disease that can be resulted from obesity of Korean. 5. Professionals said that their obesity patients preferred drug treatment most. 6. Professionals regarded lack of patients’ willingness as the biggest reason of failure of obesity treatment. 7. Professionals regarded 69.4 ㎏, 176.3 ㎝(male) and 52.8 ㎏, 162.2 ㎝(female) as the most desirable weight and height.
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KEYWORD
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obesity, obesity treatment, professionals
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