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Obesity is responsible for a huge burden of suffering and social costs, and yet many patients lack access to evidence‐based therapies. The diagnostic term “obesity” and inadequate International Classification of… Click to show full abstract
Obesity is responsible for a huge burden of suffering and social costs, and yet many patients lack access to evidence‐based therapies. The diagnostic term “obesity” and inadequate International Classification of Diseases(ICD) codes contribute to suboptimal efforts to prevent and treat obesity as a chronic disease. The goal of this review is to develop a medically actionable classification system based on the diagnostic term “adiposity‐based chronic disease” (ABCD) that reflects disease pathophysiology and specific complications causing morbidity and mortality.
Journal Title: Obesity
Year Published: 2020
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