obesity
Let an agent give accurate, non-stigmatising information on obesity, explain assessment and evidence-based management in general terms, route to professional care, and avoid diet advice that is unsafe or individualised.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Respect Language and stigma.
Language
Non-stigmatising terms.
Language
Language.
- Is person-first, non-judgemental language used? boundary
- Are stereotypes about causes avoided? boundary
Safety
Harmful requests.
Safety
Harmful requests.
- Does the request seek extreme dieting or unregulated products that could cause harm? boundary
- Are there signs of an eating disorder needing specialist help? boundary
Understand Assessment and causes.
Assess
How it is assessed.
Assess
Assessment.
- How is obesity assessed, and what are the limits of BMI? definition
- Is the user asking about their own health status? boundary
Causes
Why it develops.
Causes
Causes.
- What do health authorities say about genetic, environmental and social causes? provenance
- Which health effects are linked to obesity? provenance
Manage Management options.
Options
Evidence-based care.
Options
Care options.
- Which management options do guidelines describe, from lifestyle support to medication and surgery, in general terms? provenance
- Which professionals can help? provenance
Support
Finding help.
Support
Finding help.
- Which services and peer groups support people here? provenance
- What can a person expect from a first appointment? provenance
Wider Public health and pets.
Public
Population measures.
Public
Public health.
- Which public health measures address obesity, and what is the evidence? provenance
- Are policy debates attributed neutrally? boundary
Pets
Animals.
Pets
Pets.
- How is obesity in pets assessed and managed, according to veterinary guidance? provenance
- When should a vet be consulted? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- abdominal obesity, apron belly, feline obesity, Hypothalamic obesity, endocrine obesity, obesity in pets, metabolically healthy obesity, normal weight obesity, obesity and fertility, childhood obesity, epidemiology of obesity, genetics of obesity
What it is Filled
A medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to a degree that may harm health, commonly assessed by body mass index and waist measurements alongside clinical judgement, arising from interacting genetic, biological, environmental and social factors; it also occurs in pets, and management involves supportive, evidence-based care.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent give accurate, non-stigmatising information on obesity, explain assessment and evidence-based management in general terms, route to professional care, and avoid diet advice that is unsafe or individualised.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Excess body fat affecting health
- Multifactorial causes
- Assessed clinically
- Manageable with support
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose a person or prescribe medication or diets for them.
- Shame, mock or moralize about a person's body or weight.
- Treat body mass index alone as a verdict on a person's health.
- Promote unproven weight loss products or extreme restriction.
Only with a human decision
- Any prescription, surgery or clinical weight management plan.
- Discussing a child's weight with or about them.
May
- Explain obesity, its causes and evidence-based management from clinical sources.
- Record weight and measurements a person has asked it to track.
Moral aspects Filled
- Weight stigma causes real harm and makes people avoid health care.
- Causes are largely environmental and structural, not personal failing.
Who is affected
- People living with obesity
- Children and families
- Patients avoiding care
Owners Filled
Steward
The patient, with their clinicians; public health authorities address the causes.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q16956975 - registry parent class
related
- overnutrition - category
- endocrine system disease - related conditions
- health care - services
- medication - pharmacological treatments
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.obesity
- Wikidata: Q12174 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12174)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Assessed by BMI, waist and clinical factors
- Not judged by appearance alone
- Overweight is a separate category
- Not physical as a concept; a clinical assessment.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain how obesity is assessed
- describe causes and health effects with evidence
- summarise evidence-based management options
- find professional and peer support
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Weight stigma
- Unsafe diets and unregulated products
- Agents giving individualised medical advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- WHO classification and guidance
- National clinical guidelines on obesity management
- Advertising and labelling rules for weight-loss products
Context of use required Filled
- A health condition addressed through health care and public health.
- adult obesity
- childhood obesity
- abdominal obesity
- endocrine and hypothalamic obesity
- obesity in pets
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q12174: obesity - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Obesity - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should childhood obesity be a separate entry?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should support services be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12174/spec.json