Obesity as a Disease: The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement

Ania M. Jastreboff; Catherine M. Kotz; Scott Kahan; Aaron S. Kelly; Steven B. Heymsfield

doi:10.1002/oby.22378

Obesity as a Disease: The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement

Ania M. Jastreboff, Catherine M. Kotz, Scott Kahan, Aaron S. Kelly, Steven B. Heymsfield

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

229 Scopus citations

Abstract

The emerging obesity epidemic and accompanying health consequences led The Obesity Society (TOS) in 2008 to publish a position paper defining obesity as a disease. Since then, new information has emerged on the underlying mechanisms leading to excess adiposity and the associated structural, cardiometabolic, and functional disturbances. This report presents the updated TOS 2018 position statement on obesity as a noncommunicable chronic disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	Obesity
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22378
State	Published - Jan 2019

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Obesity Society

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access

10.1002/oby.22378

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

@article{527fcdba8bab4e2b8fa537f11354c307,

title = "Obesity as a Disease: The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement",

abstract = "The emerging obesity epidemic and accompanying health consequences led The Obesity Society (TOS) in 2008 to publish a position paper defining obesity as a disease. Since then, new information has emerged on the underlying mechanisms leading to excess adiposity and the associated structural, cardiometabolic, and functional disturbances. This report presents the updated TOS 2018 position statement on obesity as a noncommunicable chronic disease.",

author = "Jastreboff, {Ania M.} and Kotz, {Catherine M.} and Scott Kahan and Kelly, {Aaron S.} and Heymsfield, {Steven B.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 The Obesity Society",

year = "2019",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1002/oby.22378",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "27",

pages = "7--9",

journal = "Obesity",

issn = "1930-7381",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Obesity as a Disease

T2 - The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement

AU - Jastreboff, Ania M.

AU - Kotz, Catherine M.

AU - Kahan, Scott

AU - Kelly, Aaron S.

AU - Heymsfield, Steven B.

PY - 2019/1

Y1 - 2019/1

N2 - The emerging obesity epidemic and accompanying health consequences led The Obesity Society (TOS) in 2008 to publish a position paper defining obesity as a disease. Since then, new information has emerged on the underlying mechanisms leading to excess adiposity and the associated structural, cardiometabolic, and functional disturbances. This report presents the updated TOS 2018 position statement on obesity as a noncommunicable chronic disease.

AB - The emerging obesity epidemic and accompanying health consequences led The Obesity Society (TOS) in 2008 to publish a position paper defining obesity as a disease. Since then, new information has emerged on the underlying mechanisms leading to excess adiposity and the associated structural, cardiometabolic, and functional disturbances. This report presents the updated TOS 2018 position statement on obesity as a noncommunicable chronic disease.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058847142&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85058847142&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/oby.22378

DO - 10.1002/oby.22378

M3 - Article

C2 - 30569641

AN - SCOPUS:85058847142

SN - 1930-7381

VL - 27

SP - 7

EP - 9

JO - Obesity

JF - Obesity

IS - 1

ER -

Obesity as a Disease: The Obesity Society 2018 Position Statement

Abstract

Bibliographical note

UN SDGs

Access

OpenUrl availability

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this