morbid obesity

morbid obesity
obesity severe enough to endanger the health of a person, often associated with serious or even life-threatening disorders such as diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, hypertension, or the pickwickian syndrome. Many authorities define this as when the person is 45 kg (100 pounds) over ideal weight or has a body mass index of 40 or more. Called also clinically severe o.

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