1. Executive Committee Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies (FLASO), Executive Committee Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
2. Obesity Group, Department of Endocrinology University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
3. Weight Control Center Hospital 9 de Julho São Paulo Brazil
4. School of Public Health University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
5. Center of Epidemiology Research on Nutrition and Health University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
6. Javeriana University School of Medicine San Ignacio University Hospital Bogotá Colombia
7. Internal Medicine Department, Post‐graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Endocrine and Metabolism Division, Hospital de Clínicas Porto Alegre Brazil
8. Department of Internal Medicine B—School of Medicine “Luis Razetti” University Hospital of Caracas—Universidad Central de Venezuela Caracas Venezuela
9. Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research (EpiCenter), School of Medicine Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Curitiba Brazil
10. Executive Committee, Argentinian Society of Obesity and Alimentary Disorders Buenos Aires Argentina
11. Obesity Group Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Havana Cuba
12. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
13. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine University of Bern Bern Switzerland