The Obesity Society

The Obesity Society is a scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity and its treatment.^[1] It was founded in 1982^[2] and has approximately 2,500 members.^[3]

The official scientific journal of the society is Obesity, which is available in print and online and is published on behalf of the society by Wiley-Blackwell.^[4]

The society organizes an Annual Scientific Meeting,^[5] which it joined with that of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in 2013, calling the week-long event "ObesityWeek".^[6]

References

^ Meana, Marta and Ricciardi, Lindsey. Obesity Surgery: Stories of Altered Lives, p. 239 (University of Nevada Press, 2008).
^ "About the society". The Obesity Society.
^ "MEMBERSHIP - The Obesity Society". www.obesity.org. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
^ "Obesity Journal". The Obesity Society.
^ "Annual Scientific Meeting". Obesity.org.
^ "ObesityWeek". ObesityWeek.

External links

Official website

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[1] Meana, Marta and Ricciardi, Lindsey. Obesity Surgery: Stories of Altered Lives, p. 239 (University of Nevada Press, 2008).

[2] "About the society". The Obesity Society.

[3] "MEMBERSHIP - The Obesity Society". www.obesity.org. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

[4] "Obesity Journal". The Obesity Society.

[5] "Annual Scientific Meeting". Obesity.org.

[6] "ObesityWeek". ObesityWeek.

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