Obesity Definition

ō-bēsĭ-tē
noun
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
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The state of being obese due to an excess of body fat.

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Origin of Obesity

  • From French obésité, from Latin obÄ“sitās, from Latin obÄ“sus (“fat").

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Obesity Sentence Examples

  • His obesity did not cause any abatement of activity when next he took the field.

  • Obesity can be caused by stress related eating.

  • Heart disease, cancer and stroke are also caused by or aggravated by obesity.

  • Adiposity or obesity occurs when we have an excessive amount of fat stored in the normal connective-tissue areas of adipose tissue.

  • The ' big ' factor is a part of the obesity epidemic, " she adds.

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