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Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. If you are obese, you have a much higher amount of body fat than lean muscle mass.Adults with a BMI greater than 30 are considered obese.Anyone more than 100 pounds overweight or with a BMI greater than 40 is considered morbidly obese.
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7/17/2007
Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. If you are obese, you have a much higher amount of body fat than is healthy or desirable.Adults with a body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) greater than 25 kg/m2 but less than 30 kg/m2 are considered overweight.Adults with a BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 are considered obese.Anyone who is more than 100 pounds overweight or who has a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese.
Review Date:
10/15/2009
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a condition that occurs in obese people, in which poor breathing leads to lower oxygen levels and higher carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
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8/10/2007
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a condition that occurs in obese people, in which poor breathing leads to lower oxygen levels and higher carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
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8/17/2009
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent thoughts, feelings, ideas or sensations (obsessions) or behaviors that makes a person feel driven to perform (compulsions). A person may have both obsessions and compulsions. An example of obsessive-compulsive disorder is excessive, repeated handwashing to ward off infection.
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5/8/2006
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). A person may have both obsessions and compulsions.
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2/6/2008
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is a condition characterized by a chronic preoccupation with rules, orderliness, and control.
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11/15/2006
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is a condition in which a person is preoccupied with rules, orderliness, and control.
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10/17/2008
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which a person has episodes of blocked breathing during sleep.This article discusses obstructive sleep apnea in adults.See also:Central sleep apneaSleep disorders
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8/21/2009
Obstructive uropathy involves a blockage of the flow of urine, causing it to back up and injure one or both kidneys.
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5/10/2006
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