Association for the Study of Obesity

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The Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) was founded in 1967 and according to its website is the "UK's foremost organisation dedicated to the understanding and treatment of obesity.£

The Association for the Study of Obesity has three key objectives:

  • To promote professional awareness of obesity and its impact on health.
  • To educate and disseminate recent research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of obesity
  • To prioritise obesity and provide opinion leadership in the UK.

The Association is affiliated to the European and International Associations for the Study of Obesity and organised the lst International Congress on Obesity, held in London in 1974 and the 2nd European Congress on Obesity, held in Oxford in 1989. The Association was also the founding body of the highly respected International Journal of Obesity. [1]

  1. ↑ http://www.aso.org.uk/portal.aspx?mlmenuid=1969&TargetPortal=35&ApplicationID=33 ASO website accessed 12 December 2007
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