title: Obesity as disease: definition by desperation.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shermak
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology