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Landmark obesity guidelines in Canada treat problem as chronic illness

Guidelines appear to be first to urge handling health issue as complex disease, not just a question of weight loss

https://www.theguardian.com/society...idelines-canada

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Pioneering guidelines on obesity management published on Tuesday in Canada are challenging doctors to consider the health problem as a complex chronic illness rather than something a little diet and exercise can cure.

The guidelines – believed to be the first of their kind in the world – were developed over three and a half years by a committee of 62 professionals led by Dr Sean Wharton, a Toronto internist specializing in weight management. The document advocates for approaching obesity as a complex chronic disease, rather than an issue of weight loss.

“People around the world have been waiting for this, because they knew it was going to be different, they knew we were going to push the envelope,” said Wharton. “We have gone further on obesity management than many other countries have.”