Fridav. September 29, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Conference to discuss obesity as a disease
By Melissa Davis
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Kansas City was voted the second fattest city in the nation in a recent study, and one KU professor thinks he knows a contributing factor.
Joseph E. Donnellly, exercise physiologist at the University of Kansas, said he thought obesity was a disease.
Donnelly, who has been studying obesity for more than 20 years, thought many factors caused obesity, and said it was not based solely on a person's lack of will. Donnelly said genetics, metabolism, behavior and environment all played a role in obesity.
Some people think differently, however. Paul Sandburg, Paola senior and personal trainer, said he thought obesity was a way of thinking.
"I think obesity is a disorder, not a disease," Sandburg said. "I think that people use food to compensate for depression, or they lack desire to work out."
The University is offering its second annual conference on the treatment and prevention of obesity at 1 p.m. today and tomorrow at St. Luke's Hospital Spencer Center for Education, 44th and Wornall Road in Kansas City, Mo. Registration begins at 11 a.m.
No matter what the causation is, this dispute will be discussed this weekend.
The conference will include a debate on whether or not obesity is a disease, and will feature physicians from around the country who have researched obesity.
Body mass index reference chart
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| 4'10" | 100 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 119 | 124 | 129 | 134 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 158 |
| 4'11" | 104 | 109 | 114 | 115 | 124 | 128 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 158 | 163 |
| 5'0" | 107 | 112 | 118 | 123 | 128 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 158 | 163 | 168 |
| 5'1" | 111 | 116 | 122 | 123 | 132 | 137 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 158 | 163 | 169 | 174 |
| 5'2" | 115 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 136 | 142 | 147 | 153 | 158 | 163 | 169 | 175 | 180 |
| 5'3" | 118 | 124 | 130 | 135 | 141 | 146 | 152 | 158 | 164 | 169 | 175 | 180 | 186 |
| 5'4" | 122 | 128 | 134 | 140 | 145 | 151 | 157 | 163 | 169 | 174 | 180 | 186 | 192 |
| 5'5" | 126 | 132 | 138 | 144 | 150 | 156 | 162 | 168 | 174 | 180 | 186 | 192 | 198 |
| 5'6" | 130 | 136 | 142 | 144 | 155 | 161 | 167 | 173 | 179 | 186 | 192 | 198 | 204 |
| 5'7" | 134 | 140 | 146 | 153 | 159 | 166 | 172 | 178 | 185 | 191 | 198 | 204 | 211 |
| 5'8" | 138 | 144 | 151 | 158 | 164 | 171 | 177 | 184 | 190 | 197 | 204 | 210 | 216 |
| 5'9" | 142 | 149 | 155 | 162 | 169 | 176 | 182 | 189 | 196 | 203 | 209 | 216 | 223 |
| 5'10" | 146 | 153 | 160 | 167 | 174 | 181 | 188 | 195 | 202 | 209 | 216 | 222 | 229 |
| 5'11" | 150 | 157 | 165 | 172 | 179 | 186 | 193 | 200 | 208 | 215 | 222 | 229 | 236 |
| 6'0" | 154 | 162 | 169 | 177 | 184 | 191 | 199 | 206 | 213 | 221 | 228 | 236 | 242 |
| 6'1" | 159 | 166 | 174 | 182 | 189 | 197 | 204 | 212 | 219 | 227 | 235 | 242 | 250 |
| 6'2" | 163 | 171 | 179 | 186 | 194 | 202 | 210 | 218 | 225 | 233 | 241 | 249 | 256 |
| 6'3" | 168 | 176 | 184 | 192 | 200 | 208 | 216 | 224 | 232 | 240 | 248 | 262 | 264 |
| 6'4" | 172 | 180 | 189 | 192 | 205 | 213 | 221 | 230 | 238 | 246 | 254 | 263 | 271 |
Sandburg said he thought obesity could also be because of a lack of
Underweight (<18.5) Ideal (19-24) Overweight (25-29) Obese (>30)
Source: Health Discovery and Nutrition News Focus
knowledge about proper nutrition and exercise.
"At least 85 percent of people who are fit work out incorrectly," he said. On top of that, Sandburg said he thought nutritional changes could also be a factor in obesity, especially in college students.
"When students get to college, they have more freedom and they think they can eat whatever," he said.
Randall Rock, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said there were risk factors involved in being obese, such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and arthritis.
Rock said he thought there were many factors that went into obesity, including inactivity and using fast food as a main food source. Rock said he thought people could prevent obesity by increasing exercise frequency and decreasing calorie intake.
If you BMI is between 20 and 22, this indicates the ideal, healthy amount of body fat, which is associated with living longest, and the lowest incidence of serious illness.
If your BMI is below 20, this indicates a lean BMI, which means you have a low amount of body fat.
If you BMI is between 22 and 25, this is still considered an acceptable range, and is associated with good health.
"We are a product of calories we consume and calories we burn off," he said.
If you BMI is between 25 and 30, you are considered "hefty" and should find ways to lower your weight through diet and exercise.
Donnelly thought that, in some cases, drugs were a good option for weight loss and needed to be made more affordable.
Sandburg said he thought weight loss could occur without drugs.
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"Losing weight is possible without drugs, if you exercise and use proper nutrition," he said.
Sandburg suggested that overweight people check out their options rather than give up hope.
"Overweight people should go speak to a trainer or a nutritionist, someone who knows what they are talking about because people can transform." Sandburg said.
The conference will cost $20 for KU students, who will need to prove that they are currently enrolled by showing a class schedule.
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