Which is often described using terms such as fat, stout or corpulent, is in fact derived from the Latin word obesus. Obesity is a disease, and as such has had an International Classification of Disease code since just after World War II.
Obesity missed treatment
Despite having the status and recognition as a disease, obesity treatment has often been overlooked as a regular component of medical management.
Comorbidities
Comorbidities associated with obesity, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, have themselves been treated, and while interventions that aim to reduce body weight are less rigorously and consistently employed.