Obesity is a disease

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Major health organizations, including the World Health Organization, formally classify obesity as a chronic disease.

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Wikipedia: Obesity

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Wikipedia: Obesity. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity

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who.int: Obesity and overweight

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who.int: Obesity and overweight. who.int. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight

Notes obesity is classified by the WHO as a chronic, relapsing disease.

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com: Obesity: a chronic relapsing progressive disease process. A position statement of the World Obesity Federation

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com: Obesity: a chronic relapsing progressive disease process. A position statement of the World Obesity Federation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.12551

Position statement treats obesity as a chronic relapsing progressive disease process.

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nature.com: Obesity as a disease: a pressing need for alignment | International Journal of Obesity

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nature.com: Obesity as a disease: a pressing need for alignment | International Journal of Obesity. nature.com. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01582-8

Discusses obesity as a chronic disease recognized by healthcare organizations.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7501 Aug 2026

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