Re: Should obesity be recognised as a disease?
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Obesity: global epidemic disease
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Obesity is not healthy, ergo it is a disease
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Quantifying the impact of genes on body mass index during the obesity epidemic: longitudinal findings from the HUNT Study
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 24, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Should obesity be recognised as a disease?
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Quantifying the impact of genes on body mass index during the obesity epidemic: longitudinal findings from the HUNT Study
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Posted on the SDN Facebook page today: Obese/unattractive medical students less likely to receive competitive residency
So, if there is a bias in residency, anyone thinks this applies to MED school admissions as well? Obese, Unattractive Students Are Less Likely to Land Med School Residencies | Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Reviewers selecting candidates for residencies in medical school radiology programs discriminated against applicants who were obese or facially unattractive, according to a study from Duke Health researchers. The results showed that the physical appearances of applicants in their... corporate.dukehealth.org I gue...
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 12, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MemeLord Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums

Bias in Radiology Resident Selection. Do We Discriminate Against the Obese and Unattractive?
Bias in Radiology Resident Selection: Do We Discriminate... : Academic Medicine ogy departments reviewed mock residency applications in September and October 2017. Applications included demographic information and photograph, representing a prespecified distribution of facial attractiveness and obesity, combined with randomized academic and supporting variables. Reviewers... journals.lww.com Curious about people's thoughts. How many step 1 points is being attractive worth? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 7331poas Tags: Medical Students - MD Source Type: forums

Re: What ’s behind reduced child obesity in Leeds?
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 11, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Recognise obesity as a disease to reduce prevalence, says RCP
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Doctor Referral of Overweight People to Low Energy total diet replacement Treatment (DROPLET): pragmatic randomised controlled trial
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Insulin and obesity: Is it time for a paradigm shift?
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Association between maternal adherence to healthy lifestyle practices and risk of obesity in offspring: results from two prospective cohort studies of mother-child pairs in the United States
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums