title: Obesity as a chronic disease.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Scherger
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology