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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]
Minimum diagnosis requires 2 major criteria or 1 major and 2 minor criteria. Major criteria are: ALMS1 mutation in 1 allele and/or family history of Alström syndrome; Vision pathology (nystagmus, photophobia). Minor criteria are: Obesity; Dilated cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure.
Recent studies have highlighted the global prevalence of metabolic syndrome, driven by the rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes. The World Health Organization (WHO) and other major health organizations define metabolic syndrome with criteria that include central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
Sarcopenic obesity is a combination of two disease states, sarcopenia and obesity. Sarcopenia is the muscle mass/strength/physical function loss associated with increased age, [ 1 ] and obesity is based off a weight to height ratio or body mass index (BMI) that is characterized by high body fat or being overweight.
Diagnostic factors for diseases associated with obesity, such as ethnicity, family history, dietary habits, and physical activity, are not factored into the BRI, or are other outcomes, such as organ health status and duration of disease. [3] [7]
Without formal diagnostic criteria, it’s challenging to determine exactly how many people in the U.S. struggle with orthorexia, per the National Eating Disorders Association—but prevalence ...
Obesity has been cited as a contributing factor to approximately 100,000–400,000 deaths in the United States per year [58] (including increased morbidity in car accidents) [106] and has increased health care use and expenditures, [52] [107] [108] [109] costing society an estimated $117 billion in direct (preventive, diagnostic, and treatment ...
Obesity is a major cause of disability and is correlated with various diseases and conditions, particularly cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. [2] [12] [13] Obesity has individual, socioeconomic, and environmental causes.