Obesity as a disease: a white paper on evidence and arguments commissioned by the Council of the Obesity Society

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jun;16(6):1161-77. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.231. Epub 2008 May 8.

Authors

David B Allison¹, Morgan Downey, Richard L Atkinson, Charles J Billington, George A Bray, Robert H Eckel, Eric A Finkelstein, Michael D Jensen, Angelo Tremblay

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Dallison@UAB.edu

PMID: 18464753
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.231

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Discrimination, Psychological
Disease*
Dissent and Disputes
Humans
Obesity*
Terminology as Topic*