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Omar Ahmedalmost 6 years ago
A new term for Obesity!!
Adiposity-based chronic disease (ABCD) is the new diagnostic term for obesity proposed in a position statement, March 2017, by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology (ACE).
over 5 years ago
This is the link of this article : https://journals.aace.com/doi/full/10.4158/EP161688.PS
over 5 years ago
Accordig to AACE : { We propose that the term ABCD be used for medical diagnostic purposes and precise reference to the chronic disease state, with related disease stages, divested from the stigmata and ambiguity associated with the word obesity in the general public sphere}
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