title: Health risks of obesity.
abstract: Evidence implicating obesity as a risk-factor disease is critically reviewed. Possible reasons for the many conflicting findings are addressed. The classification of obesity, based upon the site of body fat distribution, and possible biologic mechanisms associating regional adiposity with morbidity, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kissebah
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Peiris
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors