The octagon of opportunities in obesity

The Ominous Octet is a popular construct, which has beenused to describe the aetiopathology of diabetes, as wellas the endocrine causation of obesity. We utilize thismodel to create a smart and salutogenic rubric of obesitypathogenesis. Our optimistic Octagon of Opportunitieslists eight causative or contributory factors, all of whichare associated with the development of obesity. Themodel gives equal weightage to the biomedical andpsychosocial arms of the biopsychosocial model ofhealth. The framework encourages a proactive andcomprehensive approach to the prevention andmanagement of obesity. Continued...