OBESITY AND COMORBID CONDITIONS

Course overview

OBESITY IS DESCRIBED AS AN UNHEALTHY, EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF BODY FAT. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WITH INCREASING RATES GLOBALLY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE MANY DIFFERENT COMORBIDITIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.