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Obesity is a disease that means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. Both terms mean that your weight is greater than what's considered healthy for your height. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · https://medlineplus.gov/obesity.html; https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/; https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight; https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Obesity; Guideline: WHO BMI classification
Obesity is a disease that means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. Both terms mean that your weight is greater than what's considered healthy for your height.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
BMI 30 or more.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
More energy eaten than used, inactivity, genetics.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
See a clinician for weight-related health checks.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
BMI and waist measurement.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
Diet, activity, behaviour support. No dosing information is given here.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
Active living and healthy diet.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
WHO BMI classification
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic
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