Diabetes can lead to various skin conditions, with early signs including shin spots, darkened patches in body creases, and ...

They noted that while some individuals with obesity maintain normal organ function and overall health, others experience significant signs and symptoms ... beneath the skin in areas such as ...

with no signs or symptoms of ongoing illness.” The commission advises two new categories of obesity: clinical and preclinical obesity. Clinical obesity is a chronic disease affecting organ ...

Clinical obesity would be diagnosed using objective signs that excess weight is affecting a person’s health, such as breathlessness, heart failure, knee or hip pain, or kidney problems ...

"Some individuals with obesity can maintain normal organs' function and overall health, even long term, whereas others display signs and symptoms ... just beneath the skin in the arms, legs ...

and obesity-driven signs of dysfunction in many other organs, such as the liver, heart, kidneys and urinary and reproductive systems. Those without these symptoms are not let off scot-free.

Pre-clinical obesity is obesity or excess body fat without any signs of ongoing illness, and normal organ function. It should be considered a risk factor both for clinical obesity and other ...