Prevention Needed To Trim The Fat, Australian Medical Association

News flash! This doc is a moron.

"Australian Medical Association President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said that findings in a new report show the obesity epidemic is costing the nation $58 billion a year and confirms that many Australians are suffering significant health problems due to obesity. "

At the outset, if you prevent, what is there to trim?

Nonetheless...there is this canard:

"'The factors that contribute to obesity are complex and diverse. There are no 'quick fix' solutions, and the key to success will be in a multi-faceted approach.'"

There is one factor and one factor only that results in overweight/obesity - more Calories in than out.

"Dr Capolingua said doctors play an important role in health advice, monitoring and assessing disease risk, prevention and assisting and managing the individual's particular circumstances in regard to obesity."

Clearly, docs, until they get the absolute basics right, have NO role to play. Except to stay on the sidelines and shut-up.

Especially since overweight/obesity are not medical conditions and no medical "solution" exists.

"'It is vital that individuals are not stigmatized but that they are supported and afforded the dignity of what for some, can be a very difficult issue.

'Doctors play a vital role in early intervention, but help for our overweight community must be backed up with government intervention. Public health programs, changes to food marketing and advertising, food labelling and taxation measures, along with urban planning regulations to make leisure options more accessible for ordinary people are all vitally important.' she said. "

It is vital that fat people are told they are fat. And if it hurts their feelings, too bad. Lose the weight, fatso.

It is vital that their diseases of choice are paid for by them and not the rest of society.

And if doctors played "a vital role in early intervention" then why are so many people so damned fat?

This friggin' Aussie imbecile has no clue about what she is saying re: overweight/obesity.

The first thing the AMA should do is get rid of this idiot.