obesity
A disorder involving an excessive amount of body fat.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
An eating-related disorder in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected. It is commonly defined as a body mass index (weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m2 or higher.
Exact Synonyms
Adiposis
Adiposity
Obese (finding)
Obese
Obesity (disorder)
obesity disease
obesity disorder
Obesity NOS
Obesity [Ambiguous]
Obesity, unspecified
obesity
Overweight and obesity
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term editor
- James Malone
- Tomasz Adamusiak
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