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Abstract
Obesity is associated with many chronic diseases. The dramatic rise in its prevalence worldwide has become a major health concern. This article discusses some of the controversies on its causes, consequences, and standard treatments, with a focus on anti-obesity drugs and bariatric surgery.
The body mass index (BMI) was proposed by Adolphe Quetelet as long ago as 1835. He based it on average measurements from a population of Scottish soldiers.
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Diana Raffelsbauer
Diana Raffelsbauer is a freelance medical writer, journalist, and translator. She has an MSc in Biology and a PhD in Medical Microbiology. She has been a member of EMWA since 2007. In 2011, she founded PharmaWrite Medical Communications Network, a network of freelancers providing services in different areas of medical writing, journalism, and translations in various European languages.