title: [Obesity: a multifactorial disorder with difficult long-term treatment].
abstract: Obesity is a social disease and amounts to a real medical problem. After considering its epidemiology, the authors discuss diagnostic methods, etiopathogenesis, clinical features, complications, and management of obesity. Special stress is laid upon particular problems concerning the causes of obesity which are often difficult to identify, and difficulties of long-term treatment. Thus it becomes obvious that the disorder must be prevented, and maximum attention must be placed on renewed weight increase.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica II, Università degli Studi di Firenze.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cotrozzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Relli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001645:Biguanides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D001645:Biguanides; D002927:Cimetidine; D000420:Albuterol
vernacular_title: Obesità: malattia multifattoriale di difficile trattamento a lungo termine.