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2. Obesity needs new definition, says global report - AOL

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   "Obesity is a health risk - the difference is it's also an illness for some," Prof Rubino said. Redefining it was sensible, he added, to understand the level of risk in a large population, instead ...

3. Radical new proposal from 58 medical experts would decenter ...

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   Breathlessness caused by effects of obesity on the lungs. Obesity-induced heart failure. Knee or hip pain, with joint stiffness and reduced range of motion as a direct effect of excess body fat on ...

4. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   The risk of overweight and obesity is higher in patients with psychiatric disorders than in persons without psychiatric disorders. [148] Obesity and depression influence each other mutually, with obesity increasing the risk of clinical depression, and also depression leading to a higher chance of developing obesity. [3]

5. Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI ...

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   BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health. ... These people might eventually be at risk for obesity-related diseases such ...

6. Obesity-associated morbidity - Wikipedia

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   Death rate from obesity, 2019. Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic physical and mental illnesses.. The health effects of being overweight but not obese are controversial, with some studies showing that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9) may actually be lower than for those with an ideal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). [1]

7. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Normal weight obesity is a condition of having normal body weight, but high body fat percentages with the same health risks of obesity. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] BMI can be used to predict the risk of metabolic abnormalities like diabetes .