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The Obesity Society is a scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity and its treatment. [1] It was founded in 1982 [2] and has approximately 2,500 members. [3]The official scientific journal of the society is Obesity, which is available in print and online and is published on behalf of the society by Wiley-Blackwell.
In 2013, an estimated 2.1 billion adults were overweight, as compared with 857 million in 1980. [9] Of adults who are overweight, 31% are obese. [8] Increases in obesity have been seen most in urban settings. [10] Since body fat can be measured in several ways, statistics on the epidemiology of obesity vary between sources.
Int. J. Obes. (Lond.) The International Journal of Obesity (abbreviated as IJO) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. It was established in 1977 as International Journal of Obesity by Newman Pub. in collaboration with the Association for the Study of Obesity and the North American Association for the Study ...
Online archive. Obesity is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research into obesity. It was established in 1993 under the name Obesity Research, obtaining its current name in 2006. [1][2] It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Obesity Society, of which it is the official journal. The editor-in-chief is Eric Ravussin ...
t. e. Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, [8][9][10] in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it can potentially have negative effects on health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg / m ...
Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies obesity by body mass index (BMI). BMI is further evaluated in terms of fat distribution via the waist–hip ratio and total ...
A graphic depiction of a leptin molecule. Pathophysiology of obesity is the study of disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with obesity. A number of possible pathophysiological mechanisms have been identified which may contribute in the development and maintenance of obesity. [ 1]
Finally, consider some not-so-obvious sources, like bread, store-bought sauces, dressings, snack foods, granola bars, and processed meats. It probably won’t be easy, Zumpano warns.