August 3, 2020Open Access

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

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KEY POINTS Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.11 Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify

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Wharton et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

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