Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Medical physiology: A cellular and molecular approach.
In 1998, the first US Federal guidelines were published, titled "Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report".
While the underlying biology of this process still remains uncertain, research is beginning to clarify the mechanisms.
Genetik juga boleh memainkan peranan dalam bagaimana kecekapan tubuh anda menukarkan makanan menjadi tenaga dan bagaimana tubuh anda membakar kalori semasa latihan.
The American legal system, however, has decided that the potential public health costs exceed the benefits of extending this anti-discrimination law to cover obesity.