China has one of the largest populations with obesity in the world, and obesity has become
a major challenge for the country's health-care system. Current guidelines for obesity …

China has experienced many drastic social and economic changes and shifts in people's
lifestyles since the 1990s, in parallel with the fast rising prevalence of obesity. About half of …

Chinese society is making efforts to address the rising obesity and chronic disease
epidemic. 3 In this context, in 2015, two of us (YW and YY) initiated a project that aimed to …

However, the notion that obesity is a disease and not merely a risk factor for other illnesses
remains highly controversial, both within and beyond medical circles. This debate …

Few people now reach old age without taking multiple drugs, often attending various clinics,
and undergoing secondary or tertiary investigations. Most chronic conditions are, to differing …

The proportions of people with type 2 diabetes and obesity have increased throughout Asia,
and the rate of increase shows no sign of slowing. People in Asia tend to develop diabetes …

Obesity was first included in the International Classification of Diseases in 1948. Hardly
anyone took notice. The misconception that obesity is a lifestyle choice, that can be reversed …

Obesity is a serious and growing worldwide health challenge. Healthy lifestyle choices are
the foundation of obesity treatment. However, weight loss can lead to physiological …

The NCD Risk Factor Collaboration study (Dec 16, 2017, p 2627) 1 is a landmark
description of the progress of the obesity pandemic, but substantially underestimates the …

The increasing prevalence of obesity is contributing substantially to the ongoing epidemic of
type 2 diabetes. Abdominal adiposity, a feature of ectopic fat syndrome, is associated with …