Obesity - No.1 Kid's Health Problem
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Specialists in metabolism, endocrinologists are actively
engaged in the research, management, and treatment of
obesity and related diseases. Endocrinologists also study
how hormones regulate appetite, metabolism, and energy
balance. They also evaluate obese patients to determine if
there is a primary reason for obesity; treat the medical
conditions associated with obesity, including insulin
resistance, reproductive difficulties, metabolic syndrome
and genetic problems; and educate their patients and the
public about obesity and its consequences
About The Endocrine Society
Founded in 1916, The Endocrine Society is the world's
oldest, largest, and most active organization devoted to
research on hormones and the clinical practice of
endocrinology. Today, The Endocrine Society's membership
consists of more than 13,000 scientists, physicians,
educators, nurses and students in more than 80 countries.
Together, these members represent all basic, applied and
clinical interests in endocrinology. For more information,
see
http://www.endo-society.org and
http://www.obesityinamerica.org.
About Research! America
Research! America is the nation’s largest public education
and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve
health a higher national priority. Research! America has been
gauging Americans’ attitudes toward medical and health
research for more than a decade. For more information, see
http://www.researchamerica.org.
Charlton Research Company conducted the telephone survey in
September 2006 among 800 adults nationwide for
Research! America. The sample was proportionate to the
country’s demographics, including age, geography, gender and
ethnicity. The survey has a sampling error of ±3.5
percentage points.
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