Obesity is driving the cardiovascular disease epidemic: however, should obesity be classified as a disease?

J Atheroscler Thromb. 2014;21(1):77-8. doi: 10.5551/jat.21550. Epub 2013 Nov 8.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Humans
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Obesity / classification*
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • United States / epidemiology