| Title |
Obesity as a Disease: Current Policies and Implications for the Future
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Obesity Reports, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13679-016-0218-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Scott Kahan, Tracy Zvenyach |
| Abstract |
The recognition of obesity as a chronic disease is increasing. However, there is variable acknowledgment of it as a disease in health policies across the USA. The objective of this review is to describe how obesity meets the definition of a disease, explain its interpretation in current health policies, and explore implications for obesity in future health policy adoption and development. Perspectives are presented from scientific evidence, clinical practice, and health policy areas including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, federal government agency guidance, and healthcare quality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 12% |
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 16 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 20% |
| Unknown | 18 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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