[Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?]

(Raske overvaegtige. Er vaegttabsbehandling indiceret?)

Full Abstract

Recent studies have shown that about 20% of obese subjects are metabolically healthy with no increased risk for development of cardio-vascular disease or type 2 diabetes. This group is characterized by normal metabolic parameters (do not have metabolic syndrome) and by minimal ectopic fat accumulation in the visceral depot, in the liver etc. It is argued that treatment intensity to obtain a weight loss should take the benign form of obesity into account since more active treatments such as pharmacotherapy and surgery may potentially be harmful rather than having a beneficial effect in this subgroup of obese subjects.

Author information

Author/s: Richelsen, Bjørn (B); Pedersen, Steen B (SB);

Affiliation: Medicinsk Afdeling, Arhus Sygehus Arhus Universitetshospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. brich(-atsign-)dadlnet.dk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger), published in Denmark. (Language: dan)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 171 (issue 43) : pp 3092-4

Dates: Created 2009/10/26; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19852897, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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