Lancet ‘In Focus’
Although obesity was first included in the International Classification of Diseases in 1948 the misconception that obesity is a lifestyle choice, that can be reversed simply by exercising willpower, has persisted for generations. Momentum has been building towards acknowledgment that obesity is a disease in its own right.
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