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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Nutrition Disorders > Overnutrition > Overweight > Obesity
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Quality of Health Care > Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Mathematics > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Body Constitution > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Physiological Phenomena > Body Constitution > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity
... > Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Growth > Body Size > Body Weight > Overweight > Obesity

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Obesity  

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  • A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, 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).

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