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Following a report from the AACE Task Force on Obesity and a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, AACE declared obesity to be a disease state in 2011. [6] The Association believed that this declaration would help pave the way for more effective therapies and treatments to curtail the rising obesity rate. [citation needed]
The AMA officially recognized obesity as a disease in 2013 in an attempt to change how the medical community approaches the issue. [69] In 2015, the AMA declared there is no medically valid reason to exclude transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. The Human Rights Campaign lauded the decision. [70]
Obesity increases a person's risk of developing various metabolic diseases, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer disease, depression, and certain types of cancer. [36] Depending on the degree of obesity and the presence of comorbid disorders, obesity is associated with an estimated 2–20 year shorter life expectancy.
Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a ...
"When we carry adipose (body fat) in our midsection, it increases our risk for cardiometabolic diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes," she explained. BMI is an imperfect tool, but one of ...
Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m 2, and in June 2013 the American Medical Association classified it as a disease. [5] In countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), one child out of five is overweight or obese. [6]
Spending just 3% of your day exercising — which is about 30 minutes out of a 16-hour day — can have huge longevity benefits, including preventing diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cancer ...
Only a few medical schools and residency programs offer training and education in the field of obesity. [10] As a result, some physicians may not be equipped to treat it. [11] [12] [13] In order to address this issue, medical schools and residency programs will need to modify their curriculum to teach their students and residents about this disease process to ensure that the large subset of ...