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Review
. 2020 Jun 22:11:2042018820934955.
doi: 10.1177/2042018820934955. eCollection 2020.

Adult obesity complications: challenges and clinical impact

Saleem Ansari  1 , Hasan Haboubi  2 , Nadim Haboubi  3
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Review

Adult obesity complications: challenges and clinical impact

Saleem Ansari et al. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab. .

Abstract

The complications associated with adult obesity are overwhelming national healthcare systems. No country has yet implemented a successful population-level strategy to reverse the rising trends of obesity. This article presents epidemiological data on the complications of adult obesity and discusses some of the challenges associated with managing this disease at a population and individual level.

Keywords: complications; epidemiology; morbidity; obesity.

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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1.
Examples of selected interventions used by different countries to prevent and treat obesity displayed on a modified social ecological model. UK, United Kingdom; US, United States.
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