In 2003, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that clinicians screen all adults for obesity (body-mass index, >30) and offer intensive behavioral counseling to obese adults (Journal ...

“We do know that obesity is a chronic disease ... In December, draft guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force – which influence whether insurance will cover medical care ...

Judge Reed O’Connor, of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas, agreed, ruling that the United States Preventive Services Task Force had not been properly appointed by ...

In fact, the emerging research finally convinced the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, an organization ... was also marked with rising rates of obesity, processed foods, the use of additives ...