Obesity is defined as a condition characterized by excessive bodily fat. 95 The terms obesity
and overweight mean different things to different people. Defining obesity and overweight …

Obesity and its attendant problems have long been a matter of concern to both the medical
community and the public. The Fogarty International Center (FIC) conference on obesity …

Although the disorders associated with obesity have been extensively studied, little attention
has been paid to the fact that obesity is itself a chronic disease. This misunderstanding of the …

Obesity is a complex, chronic medical condition with a major negative impact on human
health. 1 Over the last 30 years, there has been an exponential growth in the prevalence of …

Obesity is the most common nutrition disorder in the United States and other developed
countries today (17, 29). Clinical observations have long suggested a connection between …

Body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher is used to identify individuals with obesity. In the last
3 decades, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has increased 27.5% for adults and 47.1 …

Global obesity rates have increased exponentially in recent decades. People are becoming
obese younger, morbid obesity is increasing and the full health implications are only …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of, and trends in, overweight and obesity in the US
population using standardized international definitions. DESIGN: Successive cross-sectional …

The obesity epidemic: Challenges and opportunities The obesity epidemic: Challenges and
opportunities Abstract More than one third of US adults are obese. As the prevalence of obesity …

PREVIEW Obesity has become increasingly prevalent in westernized countries, and in the
United States it has reached epidemic proportions. The risks linked to obesity—such as …