The ABCD of Obesity: An EASO Position Statement on a Diagnostic Term with Clinical and Scientific Implications

The ABCD of Obesity: An EASO Position Statement on a Diagnostic Term with Clinical and Scientific Implications

Obesity is a frequent, serious, complex, relapsing, and chronic disease process that represents a major public health problem. The coining of obesity as an adiposity-based chronic disease (ABCD) is of particular relevance being in line with EASO’s proposal to improve the International Classification...

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Main Authors: Gema Frühbeck, Luca Busetto, Dror Dicker, Volkan Yumuk, Gijs H. Goossens, Johannes Hebebrand, Jason G.C. Halford, Nathalie J. Farpour-Lambert, Ellen E. Blaak, Euan Woodward, Hermann Toplak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-03-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Adiposity
Dysfunctional adipose tissue
Noncommunicable diseases
Comorbidities
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/497124

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