Obesity as a Disease: The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement

Ania M. Jastreboff; Catherine M. Kotz; Scott Kahan; Aaron S. Kelly; Steven B. Heymsfield

doi:10.1002/oby.22378

Obesity as a Disease: The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement

Ania M. Jastreboff, Catherine M. Kotz, Scott Kahan, Aaron S. Kelly, Steven B. Heymsfield

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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The emerging obesity epidemic and accompanying health consequences led The Obesity Society (TOS) in 2008 to publish a position paper defining obesity as a disease. Since then, new information has emerged on the underlying mechanisms leading to excess adiposity and the associated structural, cardiometabolic, and functional disturbances. This report presents the updated TOS 2018 position statement on obesity as a noncommunicable chronic disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	Obesity
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22378
State	Published - Jan 2019

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology
Nutrition and Dietetics

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