Definire una malattia o ritardare la cura? Una valutazione concettuale e clinica del framework di obesità della rivista Lancet.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission undertook the complex task of addressing limitations in existing definitions and classification of obesity. Its consensus framework moves beyond body mass index (BMI) toward direct or surrogate measures of excess adiposity and distinguishes "clinical obesity" (excess adiposity plus objective organ/system dysfunction or functional limitation attributable to adiposity) from "preclinical obesity" (excess adiposity without such evidence). The Endocrine Society (ES) recognizes the substantial effort and expertise underlying this work and its intent to improve diagnostic precision and therefore provides an independent appraisal of the framework's conc