A Proposal of the European Association for the Study of Obesity to Improve the ICD-11 Diagnostic Criteria for Obesity Based on the Three Dimensions Etiology, Degree of Adiposity and Health Risk

A Proposal of the European Association for the Study of Obesity to Improve the ICD-11 Diagnostic Criteria for Obesity Based on the Three Dimensions Etiology, Degree of Adiposity and Health Risk

Diagnostic criteria for complex medical conditions caused by a multitude of both genetic and environmental factors should be descriptive and avoid any attribution of causality. Furthermore, the wording used to describe a disorder should be evidence-based and avoid stigmatization of the affected indi...

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Main Authors: Johannes Hebebrand, Jens-Christian Holm, Euan Woodward, Jennifer Lyn Baker, Ellen Blaak, Dominique Durrer Schutz, Nathalie J. Farpour-Lambert, Gema Frühbeck, Jason G.C. Halford, Lauren Lissner, Dragan Micic, Dana Mullerova, Gabriela Roman, Karin Schindler, Hermann Toplak, Tommy L.S. Visscher, Volkan Yumuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-07-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
ICD-10
ICD-11
Obesity class
Overweight
Pre-obesity
Diagnostic classification
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/479208

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