Author/Editor     Lainščak, M; von Haehling, S; Doehner, W; Anker, SD
Title     The obesity paradox in chronic disease: facts and numbers
Type     članek
Source     J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
Vol. and No.     Letnik 3, št. 1
Publication year     2012
Volume     str. 1-4
Language     eng
Abstract     Body size, particularly large, is a matter of concern among the lay public. Whether this is justified depends upon the state of health and should be judged individually. For patients with established chronic disease, there is sufficient evidence to support the benefits of large body size, i.e., the obesity paradox. This uniform finding is shared over a variety of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal diseases and is counterintuitive to the current concepts on ideal body weight. The scientific community has to increase the awareness about differences for optimal body size in health and disease. Simultaneously, clinicians have to be aware about body weight dynamics implications and should interpret the changes in the context of an underlying disease in order to implement the best available management.
Descriptors     CHRONIC DISEASE
OBESITY
BODY CONSTITUTION
BODY MASS INDEX
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
LUNG DISEASES
KIDNEY DISEASES
DIABETES MELLITUS