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Undernourished But Overweight: Hungry battle obesity
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
12/19/2006

Doctor says recovery from maladies tougher

Being hungry no longer means being thin or gaunt. Often, the malnourishment leads to loading up on empty calories, or binge eating on cheap and high-fat food.
Instead of buying whole-grain bread and lean pork loin, poor people will go for the less expensive white bread and fatty meats.
People who struggle finding food also struggle with weight. They end up with arthritis, diabetes or heart disease.
They have trouble recovering from injuries, preventing them from working.
Tulsa is following this hunger-obesity paradox, said Dr. Martina Jelley, an associate professor of internal medicine for the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa campus.
"It doesn't make much sense to people, and it doesn't happen across the board to everyone in every community," Jelley said. "But that is what we are seeing here."
Jelley cares for low-income patients in the internal medicine clinic. OU also offers the Bedlam Health Community Partnerships, which provides health care in high-poverty sections of the city.
"It takes a lot of work and even money to eat in a healthy fashion," Jelley said. "That is a major problem for people in poverty. Many don't have the time, energy and certainly not the resources."

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Obesity Discussion Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,955 Weight Statistics 8/1/2006 Start Date: 185 lb Start Weight: 152 lb Current Weight: 155 lb Goal Weight: -33 lb Weight Loss: 5/1/2007 Goal Date:	Undernourished But Overweight: Hungry battle obesity Undernourished But Overweight: Hungry battle obesity By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer 12/19/2006 Doctor says recovery from maladies tougher Being hungry no longer means being thin or gaunt. Often, the malnourishment leads to loading up on empty calories, or binge eating on cheap and high-fat food. Instead of buying whole-grain bread and lean pork loin, poor people will go for the less expensive white bread and fatty meats. People who struggle finding food also struggle with weight. They end up with arthritis, diabetes or heart disease. They have trouble recovering from injuries, preventing them from working. Tulsa is following this hunger-obesity paradox, said Dr. Martina Jelley, an associate professor of internal medicine for the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa campus. "It doesn't make much sense to people, and it doesn't happen across the board to everyone in every community," Jelley said. "But that is what we are seeing here." Jelley cares for low-income patients in the internal medicine clinic. OU also offers the Bedlam Health Community Partnerships, which provides health care in high-poverty sections of the city. "It takes a lot of work and even money to eat in a healthy fashion," Jelley said. "That is a major problem for people in poverty. Many don't have the time, energy and certainly not the resources." Obesity Battle __________________