title: Obesity is driving the cardiovascular disease epidemic: however, should obesity be classified as a disease?
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucero
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stoner
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology