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ey0021.11-7 | History, Language and Numbers | ESPEYB21

11.7. Providing a common language for obesity: the European Association for the Study of Obesity obesity taxonomy

J Bowman-Busato , L Schreurs , H Jason , V Yumuk , G O'Malley , E Woodward , D De Cock , JL Baker

Brief Summary: The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) initiated this online Delphi study. They invited an expert panel of n=194 stakeholders, including policymakers, healthcare professionals, people living with obesity, and researchers from 30 countries to evaluate proposed statements on obesity to create a standardised language. Based on the understanding of obesity as an adiposity-based chronic disease, consensus was achieved on 54 statements categorized in...