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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. Does Medicare cover weight-loss treatments? Here's what to know

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   For beneficiaries to receive available Medicare-covered weight-loss treatments your body mass index (BMI), which is an estimate of your body fat based on your height and weight, must be 30 or higher.

4. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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   For obese individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), bariatric surgery improves or cures the liver. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] A preoperative diet such as low-calorie diets or very-low-calorie diet , is usually recommended to reduce liver volume by 16-20%, and preoperative weight loss is the only factor associated with postoperative weight ...

5. ‘I Lost 130 Pounds With The Help Of Medication—And Kept It ...

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   Courtney Kleinebreil, 28, made healthy change after a “morbidly obese” BMI. The 28-year-old mom of three lost weight with medication, movement, and nutrition.

6. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity and BMI An obese male with a body mass index of 53 kg/m 2: weight 182 kg (400 lb), height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in). Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [1]

7. Renee Williams - Wikipedia

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   Renee Williams (June 4, 1977 – March 4, 2007) was an American woman believed to be the largest woman in the world at the time of her death [1] in 2007 from complications following her surgery for morbid obesity. Williams was also one of the heaviest people to ever live and one of the heaviest ever to undergo gastric bypass. [2]