Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines (2024 Edition) (Excerpt)
Abstract：I. Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, Classification, Staging, and Related Diseases of Obesity
(1) Definition of Obesity
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that has a detrimental effect on health. Typically, adipose tissue is not uniformly distributed throughout the body, and there are individual differences in the proportion of visceral abdominal fat and subcutaneous fat, leading to different metabolic effects on the human body. In recent years, some academic organizations and scholars have also suggested using the term 'Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease (ABCD)' to define obesity.
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Publication Date：2025-01-17
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)