EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Obesity Society (TOS) commissioned a panel of experts from
among its members to undertake a review of the issue of labeling obesity a disease and to …

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 …

The epidemic rise in obesity has fuelled the current debate over its classification as a
disease. Contrary to just being a medical condition or risk factor for other diseases, obesity is …

Both the American and Canadian Medical Associations have now declared obesity to be a
chronic medical disease, not unlike type 2 diabetes or hypertension (1, 2). However …

The obesity epidemic in the United States represents a critical public health issue that has
the potential to incur major healthcare costs because of the substantial risks associated with …

The 2013 decision of the American Medical Association (AMA) to recognize obesity as a
complex, chronic disease that requires medical attention came as the result of developments …

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 …

This comprehensive textbook addresses one of the major public health concerns of our era–
obesity. Clearly and simply, Obesity: science to practice provides a balanced, coherent …

These critics, all academic researchers outside the medical community, do not dispute
surveys that find the obese fraction of the population to have roughly doubled in the US and …

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 …