Abstract
As the world grapples with a rapidly increasing prevalence of obesity, epidemiologists, health care professionals and policy makers are working together to increase awareness about its prevention and management. However, what is also increasingly visible in a subset of not very obese individuals, is an undue concern about their weight, a condition we call Baromania. Akin to orthorexia nervosa, anorexia and bulimia. we define baromania as "a state of extreme attention towards one's own weight, accompanied by elation and excitement regarding weight loss and maintenance". This paper describes the different clinical presentations, diagnosis and management of persons with Baromania.
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