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Obesity Definition
Common names:
  • Obesity
  • Overweight
A person with obesity has an abnormal amount of fatty tissue in the body.

In order to be obese, the body weight must be 30 percent higher than normal, or the body mass index must be over 30. Images

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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