The Department of Endocrinology, 
Hidden Obesity.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
- University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Dayan and Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 73 · Issue 4 · pp. 937-938
PMID 37052022DOI 10.47391/jpma.23-28
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Saurabh Arora, Nitin Kapoor. Hidden Obesity. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2023;73(4):937-938. doi:10.47391/jpma.23-28
Abstract
This communication proposes the term "hidden obesity" to describe normal weight obesity, or increased adiposity without a corresponding increase in body mass index. It uses the concept of hidden hunger to craft semantics which will generate greater attention to this condition from all stake-holders, including policymakers and planners. The article describes simple tools which can be used to suspect and confirm the diagnosis of hidden obesity. This phenotype is very commonly seen in the south Asian population.
Keywords
- Barophenotypic characterization
- normal weight obesity
- obesity
- overweight
- hidden hunger
