Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges

Special Articles14 March 2023Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical ChallengesCorrection(s) for this article:CorrectionsJul 2023Correction: Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical ChallengesFREEChristine Laine, MD, MPH and Christina C. Wee, MD, MPHChristine Laine, MD, MPHEditor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine and Christina C. Wee, MD, MPHSenior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M23-0628 Eligible for CME Point-of-CareCME/MOC SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail As major contributors to poor health outcomes, overweight and obesity plague the modern world, particularly the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data from 2017 to 2020 suggest that the prevalence of obesity in the United States climbed to 41.9%, with higher prevalence among some racial and ethnic groups and those who are socially and economically disadvantaged (1). Obesity is associated with an increased risk for common illnesses, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, degenerative joint disease, sleep apnea, and cancer (2). Persons with obesity also suffer from stigma, in large part because obesity has erroneously ...References1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adult Obesity Facts: Overweight & Obesity. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/surveillance.html#NPAO on 9 March 2023. Google Scholar2. Tsai AG, Bessesen DH. Obesity. Ann Intern Med. 2019;170:ITC33-ITC48. [PMID: 30831593] doi:10.7326/AITC201903050 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Phelan SM, Burgess DJ, Yeazel MW, et al. Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity. Obes Rev. 2015;16:319-26. [PMID: 25752756] doi:10.1111/obr.12266 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Shah NS, Luncheon C, Kandula NR, et al. Heterogeneity in obesity prevalence among Asian American adults. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:1493-1500. [PMID: 36191316] doi:10.7326/M22-0609 LinkGoogle Scholar5. Wee CC. Using body mass index to identify and address obesity in Asian Americans: one size does not fit all. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:1606-1607. [PMID: 36191313] doi:10.7326/M22-2624 LinkGoogle Scholar6. Aggarwal R, Bibbins-Domingo K, Yeh RW, et al. Diabetes screening by race and ethnicity in the United States: equivalent body mass index and age thresholds. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:765-773. [PMID: 35533384] doi:10.7326/M20-8079 LinkGoogle Scholar7. Bramante C, Wise E, Chaudhry Z. Care of the patient after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:ITC65-ITC80. [PMID: 35533387] doi:10.7326/AITC202205170 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Christine Laine, MD, MPH; Christina C. Wee, MD, MPHAffiliations: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine Disclosures: All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M23-0628.Editors' Disclosures: The editors have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Individual forms may be viewed at www.annals.org/editorsdisclosures.Corresponding Author: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; e-mail, claine@acponline.org.Correction: This article was amended on 30 May 2023 to correct the name of one of the pharmacologic therapies. A correction has been published (doi:10.7326/L23-0218).This article was published at Annals.org on 14 March 2023. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCorrection: Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges Metrics Cited byCorrection: Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical ChallengesEffect of Resistance Training with Different Set Structures on Neurotrophic Factors and Obesity-Related Biomarkers in Middle-Aged Korean Women with ObesityCaring for older adults with obesity: Applying an innovative framework to a complicated disease May 2023Volume 176, Issue 5Page: 699-700KeywordsObesityOverweight ePublished: 14 March 2023 Issue Published: May 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...