Australian of the year Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid raising the issue of weight in consultations about other matters. We asked the experts if they should – or not.
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Is there such a thing as ‘fat but fit’? Excess weight is one risk factor for ill health, but it doesn’t perfectly predict it.
Some obese people lack the classic metabolic risk factors of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar linked with obesity. But are they still at risk for heart disease and diabetes?
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
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Professorial Research Fellow, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate and Lecturer, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
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Professor of Community Medicine and Clinical Education, Bond University
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Brett Montgomery is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia