Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 6, 2026

Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
A note on obesity as epidemic in Korea
Mun Seok Kim1, Chaeshin Chu, Yongkuk Kim
1Department of Mathematics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Objective:
To analyze the incidence of obesity in adults aged 19-59 years in Korea and predict its trend in the future.
Methods:
We considered a two-compartmental deterministic mathematical model Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS), a system of difference equations, to predict the evolution of obesity in the population and to propose strategies to reduce its incidence.
Results:
The prevention strategy on normal-weight individuals produced a greater improvement than that produced by treatment strategies.
Conclusions:
Mathematical model sensitivity analysis suggests that obesity prevention strategies are more effective than obesity treatment strategies in controlling the increase of adult obesity in Korea.
Related Concept Videos
Obesity
Drug Dosing: Obese Patients
Pharmacokinetics in Obese Patients: Drug Absorption and Distribution
Pharmacokinetics in Obese Patients: Drug Metabolism and Excretion
Binge Eating Disorders
Introduction to Epidemiology

