Obesity Management

DEFINITION

• Obesity:
  • Excess adipose tissue that affects health.
  • Defined clinically as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m².[33]
  • Subdivided into Class 1 (BMI 30 - 34.9 kg/m²), Class 2 (BMI 35-39.9 kg/m²) and Class 3 (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m²). Overweight is BMI 25-29.9 kg/m².
  • Abdominal obesity, also known as central or visceral adiposity, is generally defined as a waist circumference ≥ 35 inches (88 cm) for women, or ≥ 40 inches (102 cm) for men and is indicative of increased cardiometabolic risk not captured by BMI.[19] Ethnic-specific cutoffs for waist circumference have also been proposed.