Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.

 

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Prevalence of Obesity in the United States (1985 - 2009)

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 Usually obesity is the result of overeating, but in a small percentage of cases excess weight gain is a symptom of another disease.
  • A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal.
  • Adults with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight. There are exceptions. For example, an athlete may have a higher BMI but not be overweight.
  • Adults with a BMI greater than 30 are considered obese.
  • Adults with a BMI greater than or equal to 40 are considered extremely obese.
  • Anyone more than 100 pounds overweight is considered morbidly obese.

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Taking in more calories than you burn leads to being overweight and, eventually, obesity. The body stores unused calories as fat. Obesity can be the result of:

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 The number of people who are obese is rising rapidly worldwide, making obesity one of the fastest developing public health problems. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described the problem of obesity as a "worldwide epidemic".
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Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and m2 and 30 kg...
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The Obesity Society is the leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity. Since 1982, The Obesity Society has been committed to encouraging research on ...
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Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ō-bē ' sĭ-tē ) n. The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
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Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Your Online Source for Credible Health Information
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Learn about obesity and being overweight including the health risks, causes, review of weight loss diet plans, surgical and non-surgical treatments, and medications ...
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Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
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Obesity is a growing problem, rivaling world hunger in the number of people that suffer from it. Obese people were thought to be mainly the rich, but poor people can ...
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Obesity is a substantial public-health crisis in the United States and in the rest of the developed world.
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Formerly known as Obesity Research, Obesity is the official journal of The Obesity Society. Available in print and online, Obesity is dedicated to increasing ...
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