The Science of Obesity Management: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

Abstract The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health implications. Genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors influence the development of obesity, and both the g...

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Published in:	Endocrine reviews Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 79 - 132
Main Authors:	Bray, George A, Heisel, William E, Afshin, Ashkan, Jensen, Michael D, Dietz, William H, Long, Michael, Kushner, Robert F, Daniels, Stephen R, Wadden, Thomas A, Tsai, Adam G, Hu, Frank B, Jakicic, John M, Ryan, Donna H, Wolfe, Bruce M, Inge, Thomas H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC Endocrine Society 01.04.2018 Copyright Oxford University Press Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Adolescents Adult Apnea Biocompatibility Biomedical materials Body fat Body mass Body mass index Body size Body weight Body weight loss Cardiovascular diseases Child Children Consumer goods industry Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Disease Effectiveness Energy expenditure Energy intake Gout Health risks Health services Humans Kidney diseases Life span Liraglutide Lorcaserin Medical personnel Medicine, Botanic Medicine, Herbal Obesity Obesity - diagnosis Obesity - drug therapy Obesity - surgery Obesity - therapy Osteoarthritis Patients Phenotypes Practice Guidelines as Topic Scientific Statement Sleep Sleep apnea syndromes Sleep disorders Societies, Medical Surgery Type 2 diabetes Weight control Weight loss Weight reduction United Kingdom Sweden United States Maryland
ISSN:	0163-769X, 1945-7189, 1945-7189
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