Do we need to diagnose normal weight metabolic obesity?

Agata Tyrka; Anna Cisowska; Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

doi:10.5114/noms.2017.69833

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Nutrition, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery

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Review paper

Do we need to diagnose normal weight metabolic obesity?

Agata Tyrka

,

Anna Cisowska

,

Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

Nutrition, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery 2017; 3, 1: 8–11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/noms.2017.69833

Online publish date: 2017/09/06

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Obesity is most commonly diagnosed based on the body mass index (BMI). However, it is known that some subjects with normal BMI have increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk associated with excessive visceral fat deposit. These subjects are defined as metabolic obese normal weight or metabolically unhealthy normal weight.

Metabolic obese normal weight is particularly frequent among young people, and low physical activity level is indicated as its primary cause. Metabolic obese normal weight is very rarely recognised in clinical practice.

The aim of this manuscript is a discussion of this phenotype of obesity and its diagnostic criteria.

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Do we need to diagnose normal weight metabolic obesity?

Agata Tyrka , Anna Cisowska , Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

metabolic obesity, diagnostic criteria, clinical implications

Agata Tyrka

,

Anna Cisowska

,

Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz