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Macro partitioning
Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease driven by a syndemic interaction of macro-systems (climate, globalization, policy) and micro-systems (behavior, environment), rather than solely individual choice.
Stop blaming yourself or others for obesity. Recognize it as a chronic disease shaped by your environment, food systems, and socioeconomic status. Seek medical help and policy changes rather than relying solely on willpower.
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The paradigm of obesity is even being reframed from a pandemic perspective into a syndemic one, intertwined with the effects of climate change... These macro-systems govern the obesity syndemic, linking climate change... with 'obesogenic' behaviours in micro-systems (e.g. school, workplace, family).
Why this rating
Based on a consensus statement by the European Society for Clinical Investigation, synthesizing extensive literature reviews.
Source
Bridging the gap in obesity research: A consensus statement from the European Society for Clinical Investigation
Federico Carbone et al. · European Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2025
DOI 10.1111/eci.70059
narrative_reviewCited 32×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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