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JAMA. 1968;204(4):328-329.

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Obesity discourages the obese. Successful therapy must be a long-term, perhaps continuous struggle. When obese patients weary of the prolonged effort necessary to readjust to a sensible dietary way of life, they become easy prey to blandishments from those who promote allegedly quick, simple weight reduction.

For decades the American Medical Association has sought to warn against this unscientific approach—particularly the risks of needless drug-taking. We have attempted to educate the public about its dangers, and to reinforce the profession's understanding of modern practice in treating obesity. Yet, if we consider the ubiquity of obesity, we will not be surprised to know that there still are irrational, even dangerous, methods of therapy in this field. Recently a new force has begun to assist in the task of rooting out improper forms of treatment for obesity. This force is the current of public protest resulting from investigations into the therapy of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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