This article summarizes the most relevant messages shared at the annual symposium of RESUMES asbl (Réseau Multidisciplinaire d'Échange Scientifique) on obesity. This theme was addressed through 10 disciplines, including pediatrics, neurology, internal medicine, dietetics, etc. In Belgium, 15.9% of adults are obese, which means that every healthcare professional is regularly confronted with the consequences of obesity. This article attempts to review obesity in its multiple dimensions and in a practical way.
Keywords
Obesity, overweight, malnutrition, body mass index, multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity