Concept and classification of obesity
Hosoda, K.; Ida, M.; Hirata, M.; Nakao, K.
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine 67(2): 229-235
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1852 PMID: 19202893 Document Number: 629966
Obesity is recognized as a disease when it is associated with current or future health problems. The association of obesity with hypertension, glucose intolerance, and lipid metabolism disorder is diagnosed as metabolic syndrome since it tends to cause arteriosclerotic diseases. Obesity is important since it is pandemic throughout the earth. In this review we explain the concept and classification of obesity. We discuss the disease basis of obesity and metabolic syndrome, especially from the standpoint of adipotoxicity.