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Obesity

Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is a risk factor for certain health conditions or increased mortality. Obesity develops from the interaction of individual biology and the environment. Excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis.[1] Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem.

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1 Definition
1.1 BMI
1.2 Waist circumference
1.3 Body fat measurement
1.4 Gestalt
1.5 Risk factors and comorbidities
2 Causes
2.1 Causative factors
2.2 Evolutionary aspects
2.3 Neurobiological mechanisms
2.4 Poverty link
3 Complications
4 Therapy
5 Cultural and social significance
5.1 Etymology
5.2 History and obesity
5.3 Contemporary culture
5.4 Popular......


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