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. 2011;4(4):329-33.
doi: 10.1159/000331236. Epub 2011 Aug 11.

Criteria for EASO-collaborating centres for obesity management

Constantine Tsigos  1 , Vojtech Hainer, Arnaud Basdevant, Nick Finer, Elisabeth Mathus-Vliegen, Dragan Micic, Maximo Maislos, Gabriela Roman, Yves Schutz, Hermann Toplak, Volkan Yumuk, Barbara Zahorska-Markiewicz; Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of Obesity
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Criteria for EASO-collaborating centres for obesity management

Constantine Tsigos et al. Obes Facts. 2011.

Abstract

Obesity is recognised as a global epidemic and the most prevalent metabolic disease world-wide. Specialised obesity services, however, are not widely available in Europe, and obesity care can vary enormously across European regions. The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO, www.easo.org) has developed these criteria to form a pan-European network of accredited EASO-Collaborating Centres for Obesity Management (EASO-COMs) in accordance with accepted European and academic guidelines. This network will include university, public and private clinics and will ensure that the obese and overweight patient is managed by a holistic team of specialists and receives comprehensive state-ofthe-art clinical care. Furthermore, the participating centres, under the umbrella of EASO, will work closely for quality control, data collection, and analysis as well as for education and research for the advancement of obesity care and obesity science.

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Europe (source: International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)).
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