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2. 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]

3. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, [8] [9] [10] in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it can potentially have negative effects on health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg/m 2; the ...

4. Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference? - AOL

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   The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that obesity rates have more than doubled worldwide since 1990 and that currently, around 890 million people live with obesity. These obesity statistics ...

5. Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It ...

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   At 6 feet and 184 pounds for the Road House filming (and a reported 5% body fat), Gyllenhaal just met the cutoff for being "overweight," but was definitely not unhealthy.

6. Muscle fat may pose higher risk to heart health than other ...

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   The authors of the current study note that muscle fat has been associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of type 2 diabetes.. They suggest this may be because higher muscle fat may ...

7. Social stigma of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Stigmatization of obesity is usually associated with increased health risks (morbidity) of being overweight or obese and the possibility of a shorter lifespan (mortality). Obese people marry less often, experience fewer educational and career opportunities, and on average earn a lesser income than normal weight individuals. [3]