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Jan 11, 2010 · Given that two of three Americans is overweight, does it matter that the new surgeon general, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, also struggles with her weight?
Jan 8, 2015 · After President Obama named her to the post last week, “the anti-fat brigade” took to the blogosphere to argue that a hefty surgeon general “sends the wrong message” to our overweight...
The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States.
The U.S. Surgeon General is the Nation’s Doctor, providing Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in the United States, tripling among children and doubling among adults. 1–2,9–10 This epidemic increase is the result of specific changes in our environment and behaviors in susceptible people.
- Office of the Surgeon General (US)
- 2010
Feb 9, 2024 · Dr. Vivek H. Murthy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2021 to serve as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States.
In the 2001 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, warned us of the negative effects of the increasing weight of our citizens and outlined a public health response to reverse the trend.
