Source Biographies
"Is Obesity a Disease?"
Summary of Positions
Pro | Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC) | Con | None Found (?) | |
I. Individual | 11 (39.3%) | 2 (7.1%) | 14 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
II. Organization | 8 (72.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) |
I. Individual
Individuals | Position |
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Ablow, Keith, MD | Con |
Adams, Mike | Con |
Allison, David B., PhD | |
Aronne, Louis J., MD | Pro |
Atanasova, Dimitrinka, PhD | Con |
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Berman, Richard, JD | Con |
Bhatia, Tasneem "Taz", MD | Pro |
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Campos, Paul F., JD | Con |
Caro, José F., MD | Pro |
Conway, Baqiyyah, PhD | Pro |
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Downey, Morgan, JD | NC |
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Frank, Arthur, MD | Pro |
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Gonzalez-Campoy, Michael, MD, PhD, FACE | Pro |
Gunderman, Richard B., MD, PhD | Con |
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Heshka, Stanley, PhD | Con |
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Johns, Gary, PhD | Con |
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Katz, David L., MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP | Con |
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Legato, Marianne J., MD, FACP | NC |
Lillo, Joseph L., DO | Pro |
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McColl, Ian, MD | Con |
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Nelinson, Donald S., PhD | Pro |
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Oliver, J. Eric, PhD | Con |
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Peeke, Pamela M., MD, MPH, FACP | Pro |
Pemberton, Max, MD | Con |
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Rene, Antonio, PhD | Pro |
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Steadham, Allen | Con |
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Torquati, Alfonso, MD, MS | Pro |
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Weil, Andrew, MD | Con |
II. Organization
Organizations | Position |
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American Academy of Family Physicians | Pro |
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) | Pro |
American Medical Association (AMA) | |
American Obesity Association (AOA) | Pro |
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | NC |
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European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) | Pro |
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Pro |
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | Pro |
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South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) | Con |
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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Pro |
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World Health Organization (WHO) | Pro |