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What Is Obesity?
Obesity results from the excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds
the body's skeletal and physical standards. According to the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), an increase in 20 percent or more above
your ideal body weight is the point at which excess weight becomes a
health risk. Today 97 million Americans, more than one-third of the
adult population, are overweight or obese. An estimated 5 to 10 million
of those are considered morbidly obese.
What Is Morbid Obesity?
Obesity becomes "morbid" when it reaches the point of significantly
increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions
or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities) that result either
in significant physical disability or even death. As you read about
morbid obesity you may also see the term "clinically severe obesity"
used. Both are descriptions of the same condition and can be used interchangeably.
Morbid obesity is typically defined as being 100 lbs. or more over ideal
body weight or having a Body Mass Index of 40 or higher. According to
the National Institutes of Health Consensus Report, morbid obesity is
a serious disease and must be treated as such. It is a chronic disease,
meaning that its symptoms build slowly over an extended period of time.
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