Understanding Obesity
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Obesity is now widely considered a chronic disease.1
Explore this website to further understand the science behind obesity. Then visit your GP to discover science based treatment options.
What you need to know
- Obesity is now recognized worldwide as a chronic disease with severe health and quality of life consequences.1-3
- Misinformation and misunderstandings of obesity’s scientific causes and treatments are widespread.3
- The stigma of obesity means people are wrongly blamed by society for their disease and discriminated against.2,4
References
1
Bray G, et al. Obesity: a chronic relapsing progressive disease process. A position statement of the World Obesity Federation, Obesity Rev 2017; 18(7); 715–23.
2
Wolfenden L, et al. The challenge for global health systems in preventing and managing obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2019;(S2):185–193.
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Caterson I, et al. Gaps to bridge: Misalignment between perception, reality and actions in obesity, Diabetes Obes Metab 2019; 21(8): 1914–24.
4
Oldham M, Robinson E. Visual body size norms and the under-detection of overweight and obesity. Obes Sci Pract 2017; 4(1): 29–40.