Volume 53, Number 4Fall 2002
Food, Nutrition, Weight
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EDITORIAL
Food for Thought
"Why are we such an obese nation? Fast food, larger helpings, and lack of exercise share obvious blame, but where is the fatal
dietary flaw?"
By Heather Furnas, MD
FEATURE ARTICLES
Understanding and Treating Obesity
"Sixty-one percent of adults and 22 percent of adolescents are now overweight, and the prevalence of obesity is accelerating, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, geography, or educational level."
By Robert Park, MD
"We Like Fat Babies"—Parenting Mistakes in Anorexia
"As a parent whose daughter has suffered a 10-year history of severe anorexia, I have learned that parents’ good intentions may actually enable this hellish disease."
By Brien A. Seeley, MD
Building a Healthy Diet
"The first and most crucial step is to convince patients that diet is important. What we eat ultimately becomes part of our cells, and it is worth the effort to pay attention to nutrition."
By Vivienne Aronowitz, MPH, RD
Nutritional Health and Surgery
"Optimal results from elective and emergent surgery may be an elusive goal when a patient appears robust but is, in fact, nutritionally depleted."
By John Toton, MD
Slow Food—The Antithesis of Fast Food
"Slow Food is an international educational organization committed to recapturing the joy of sharing a meal with family or friends."
By Inés Johanson
DEPARTMENTS
Special Report: More Work for Less Pay
The SCMA Survey on Uncompensated and Underfunded Care
"Although the sample may not be representative of all local doctors, the findings do suggest that physicians devote almost half their time (46 percent) to uncompensated and underfunded services."
By Kathryn D. Scott, DrPH, and Steve Osborn, MA
Commentary: Powerful Results
"I know physicians derive satisfaction from providing these
services, but the scales have tipped too far."
By Robert Schultz, MD
Local Frontiers: High-Resolution MRIs
"New high-resolution MRI techniques can help physicians avoid unnecessary procedures or detect injuries at an early stage, preventing more severe injury."
By David A. Feinberg, MD, PhD
Current Books: Chemical Refuge
"Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood is Oliver Sacks’ latest work. It is a layered, complex autobiography that chronicles his privileged but nevertheless strange and tragic childhood of wonder and abuse."
By Allen Gruber, MD
Outside the Office: Latino Forum’s 10th Anniversary
"This year’s forum will be held on Thursday, October 3, at the Friedman Center in Santa Rosa. We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary by presenting several locally and internationally known speakers."
By Enrique Gonzalez-Mendez, MD
Practical Concerns: HIPAA Security Regulations
"Computers are altering the ways in which health information is used, disclosed, and stored. Many privacy and security breaches have occurred in recent years, some by accident, and some for profit."
By Krista Rector
