Abbreviations
ACTH, adrenal crisis; ASCVD, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease;
ATP, adenosine triphosphate; BMI, body mass index; BOD POD, whole-
body air displacement plethysmography; CBC, complete blood count;
CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; CMP, comprehensive metabolic
panel; CT, computed tomography; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop
Hypertension; DXA, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; EAT, Exercise
Activity Thermogenesis; EDI, Eating Disorder Inventory; EDSPC, Eating
Disorders Screen for Primary Care; EKG, electrocardiogram; FITTE,
Frequency, Intensity, Time spent, Type, and Enjoyment; FMD, fat mass
disease; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; METS, metabolic equivalent tasks;
MC4R, melanocortin 4 receptor; MR, metabolic rate; NEAT, non-
exercise activity thermogenesis; NES, night-eating syndrome; OARS,
Open questioning, Affirming, Reflecting, Summarizing; OMA, Obesity
Medicine Association; POMC, proopiomelanocortin; RMR, resting
metabolic rate; SCOFF, Sick, Control, One Stone, Fat, Food; SDE, Screen
for Disordered Eating; SFD, sick fat disease; SMART, Specific, Measurable,
Assignable, Realistic, Time-related; SRED, sleep-related eating disorder;
TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; VCO
2
, carbon dioxide output/
elimination; VO
2
, oxygen uptake/consumption; WC, waist circumference
Source
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Golden A, Davisson L, Richardson L. Obesity Algorithm eBook, presented
by the Obesity Medicine Association. www.obesityalgorithm.org. 2023.
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