title: Perspective: Obesity is not a disease.
authors.affiliation: Yale University's Prevention Research Center, president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and editor-in-chief of the journal Childhood Obesity.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
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