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

ABSTRACT: 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, the healthcare system, the economy, and the wider society. A group of speakers from a wide range of disciplines came together to debate the topic bringing their knowledge and expertise from backgrounds in medicine, psychology, economics, and politics as well as the experience of people living with obesity. The aim of their debate was not to decide whether obesity should be classified as a disease but rather to explore what the implications of doing so would be, what the gaps in the available data are, as

SUBMITTER: Luli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119881 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature