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Obesity is a heterogeneous disorder of complex genetic and environmental etiology that significantly increases the risk for multiple chronic diseases, necessitating definitions that account for both morbidity and mortality. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

June 1, 1987Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Characteristics of Obesity: An Overview

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Supports obesity screening in cardiovascular care; confirms known risks but leaves optimal interventions open.

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Artemis P. Simopoulos (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e1bfb9a6d4e0c0b34d97e https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb36193.x

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