Obesity as a Disease: A Primer on Clinical and Physiological Insights

Aayush Shah; Orhun Davarci; Peter Chaftari; Eleonora Avenatti

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1515

Obesity as a Disease: A Primer on Clinical and Physiological Insights

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 21 (2025): Issue 2

By: Aayush Shah , Orhun Davarci , Peter Chaftari and Eleonora Avenatti

Open Access

|Feb 2025

Abstract

Obesity is now recognized as a multifaceted chronic disease that is intricately linked to metabolic, biochemical, and psychosocial dysfunction. In this article, we review the epidemiology of obesity, current understanding of its physiopathology, and the recommended staging system used to approach it as a chronic disease, and we include an overview of its health implications.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1515 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 4 - 13

Submitted on: Nov 1, 2024

Accepted on: Dec 11, 2024

Published on: Feb 18, 2025

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

obesity,

cardiometabolic syndrome,

fat mass disease,

adiposopathy,

diabesity

© 2025 Aayush Shah, Orhun Davarci, Peter Chaftari, Eleonora Avenatti, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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