Global Launch of the Lancet Commission on Definition and Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical Obesity Recording Available Online
February 14, 2025 · Baton Rouge, LA
Have you missed the global launch of the Commission on Clinical Obesity? You can now watch it online at your convenience – access free.
Follow this Link to the video recording of a LANDMARK EVENT FOR OBESITY: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-YtZ5skxS-ChPByzgutUud2P8z9Mjbd
The launch presents the key messages of the Commission’s report just published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
“Defining clinical obesity as a distinct illness makes a transformational difference…there is a sharp before and after moment here,” said Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet.
The Commission’s report made headlines in thousands major media outlets around the world. Watch the video recording of the launch event where members of the Commission present the key findings and discuss their implications for practice and policy with guest experts gathering at the Royal College of Physicians in London and at Pennington Biomedical Research Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA).
About The Commission on Clinical Obesity
Chaired by Prof. Francesco Rubino, King's College London, the Commission involves
56 international experts, including leading IFSO members and current President Dr Ricardo Cohen. The initiative
has been organized in partnership with King’s Health Partners (KHP), London, UK.
Access (free with registration) to full article: https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/clinical-obesity
Infographics explaining clinical and pre-clinical obesity: https://www.thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lancet/infographics/clinical-obesity/image.pdf
Comment: Making Obesity Matter https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00132-1/fulltext
Endorsed by 79 medical organizations around the world - the Commission sets out a new evidence-based definition of clinical obesity, intended as a chronic, systemic illness directly caused by excess adiposity. The proposal is designed to address limitations in the traditional definition and diagnosis of obesity that hinder clinical practice and healthcare policies, resulting in individuals with obesity not receiving the care they need. By establishing a medically coherent, nuanced and clinically based diagnosis of obesity, the Commission also aims to settle the ongoing dispute around the idea of obesity as a disease, which has been at the center of one of most controversial and polarizing debates in modern medicine.
For more information contact:
Joe Coussan, Media Relations Manager, joe.coussan@pbrc.edu, 225-763-3049 or Ernie Ballard, Senior Director of Communications & Marketing, ernie.ballard@pbrc.edu, 225-263-2677.
About the Pennington Biomedical Research Center
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is at the forefront of medical discovery as it relates to understanding the triggers of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Pennington Biomedical has the vision to lead the world in promoting metabolic health and eliminating metabolic disease through scientific discoveries that create solutions from cells to society. The center conducts basic, clinical, and population research, and is a campus in the LSU System.
The research enterprise at Pennington Biomedical includes over 600 employees within a network of 44 clinics and research laboratories, and 13 highly specialized core service facilities. Its scientists and physician/scientists are supported by research trainees, lab technicians, nurses, dietitians, and other support personnel. Pennington Biomedical is a globally recognized state-of-the-art research institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For more information, see www.pbrc.edu.
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