Obesity due to energy imbalance

Definition

Obesity is a chronic complex disease defined by excessive adiposity that can impair health. It is in most cases a multifactorial disease due to obesogenic environments, psycho-social factors and genetic variants. In a subgroup of patients, single major etiological factors can be identified (diseases, immobilization, iatrogenic procedures, monogenic disease/genetic syndrome).

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