Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Singh, Harbindar Jeet, Abdul Ghani, Rohana, Ramli, Anis Safura, Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine 2024
• Subjects: Obesity
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/91679/1/91679.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/91679/; http://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/

The world is facing an escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity, causing a major public health threat in both the developed and developing countries [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a body mass index (BMI) of between 25 and 30 kg/m 2 as overweight, and a BMI greater than 30 kg/m...