The implications of defining obesity as a disease: a report from the Association for the Study of Obesity 2021 annual conference

The implications of defining obesity as a disease: a report from the Association for the Study of Obesity 2021 annual conference

Summary: Unlike various countries and organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the European Parliament, the United Kingdom does not formally recognise obesity as a disease. This report presents the discussion on the potential impact of defining obesity as a disease on the patient,...

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Main Authors: Migena Luli, Giles Yeo, Emma Farrell, Jane Ogden, Helen Parretti, Emma Frew, Stephen Bevan, Adrian Brown, Jennifer Logue, Vinod Menon, Nadya Isack, Michael Lean, Chris McEwan, Paul Gately, Simon Williams, Nerys Astbury, Maria Bryant, Kenneth Clare, Georgios K. Dimitriadis, Graham Finlayson, Nicola Heslehurst, Brett Johnson, Sarah Le Brocq, Audrey Roberts, Patrick McGinley, Julia Mueller, Mary O'Kane, Rachel L. Batterham, Alexander Dimitri Miras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Obesity
Policy
Public health
Healthcare system
Health equity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537023001396

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