besity is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of excessive and/or dysfunctional adipose tissue that impairs health and wellbeing.
Obesity increases the risk of serious chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, among others.
Obesity...
Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess
body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term
medical complications and reduces life span. However, due to individual differences in body composition, body fat distribution and
function, the threshold to which adiposi...
Tobe, Sheldon;
Stone, James;
Anderson, Todd;
Bacon, Simon;
Cheng, Alice;
Daskalopoulou, Stella;
Ezekpwitz, Justin;
Gregoire, Jean;
Gubitz, Gord;
Jain, Rahul;
Keshavjee, Karim;
Lindsay, Patty;
L’Abbé, Mary;
Lau, David C. W;
Leiter, Lawrence A;
O’Meara, Eileen;
Pearson, Glen J;
Rabi, Doreen M;
Sherifali, Diana;
Selby, Peter;
Tu, Jack V;
Wharton, Sean;
Walker, Kimberly M;
Hua-Stewart, Diane;
Liu, Peter P.
This guideline is directed to primary health care providers caring for Canadian adults who have or are at risk of developing chronic cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, heart failure and stroke, and the risk factors for these conditions, including smoking, obesity and...
