Add to ORKGObesity is a widespread epidemic. In addition to significant health risks, obese persons report impaired levels of health-related quality of life (HRQL; Fontaine, Cheskin, & Barofsky, 1996), which refers to the overall impact of a condition on physical and mental functioning and well-being (Fontaine, Barofsky, & Lawrence, 1997). As body mass index (BMI) increases, indi-viduals tend to report more impaired HRQL (Fontaine et al., 1996; Doll, Peterson, & Stewart-Brown, 2000, particularly in the highest BMI categories (Heo et al., 2003). Subsequently, a self-perceived reduction in quality of life is often a primary reason for seeking weight-los
Increased body weight is associated with impairments in on everyday functioning, is increasingly reg...
Background Obesity has become a major health issue not only in the West but also in Asia. Morbid obe...
Background Obesity has become a major health issue not only in the West but also in Asia. Morbid obe...
Obesity is a widespread epidemic. In addition to significant health risks, obese persons report impa...
Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. It can be assessed by various ways includin...
Background Health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) may be compromised in obese individuals, depend-i...
Published version of an article in the journal: Obesity Surgery. The original publication is availab...
IntroductIonObesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue o...
Obesity is a serious and growing public health problem affecting developed and developing countries....
Obesity is a major public health problem, with a prevalence of 10 % to 20 % in Western Europe. Morbi...
Current rates of overweight and obesity in developed countries present a major threat for population...
Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleIntroduction Obesity, general ...
Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground Excess body weight ...
Background There was no consistent recognition of the association between high or low body mass inde...
Copyright © 2013 Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn et al. This is an open access article distributed under th...
Increased body weight is associated with impairments in on everyday functioning, is increasingly reg...
Background Obesity has become a major health issue not only in the West but also in Asia. Morbid obe...
Background Obesity has become a major health issue not only in the West but also in Asia. Morbid obe...
Obesity is a widespread epidemic. In addition to significant health risks, obese persons report impa...
Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. It can be assessed by various ways includin...
Background Health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) may be compromised in obese individuals, depend-i...
Published version of an article in the journal: Obesity Surgery. The original publication is availab...
IntroductIonObesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue o...
Obesity is a serious and growing public health problem affecting developed and developing countries....
Obesity is a major public health problem, with a prevalence of 10 % to 20 % in Western Europe. Morbi...
Current rates of overweight and obesity in developed countries present a major threat for population...
Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleIntroduction Obesity, general ...
Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground Excess body weight ...
Background There was no consistent recognition of the association between high or low body mass inde...
Copyright © 2013 Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn et al. This is an open access article distributed under th...
Increased body weight is associated with impairments in on everyday functioning, is increasingly reg...
Background Obesity has become a major health issue not only in the West but also in Asia. Morbid obe...
Background Obesity has become a major health issue not only in the West but also in Asia. Morbid obe...