Obesity

Adiposity is a common and ancient group of metabolic disorders. When the human body eats more calories than it consumes, the excess calories are stored in the body in the form of fat, the amount of which exceeds normal physiological requirements, and when it reaches a certain value, it becomes obesity. Body weight increased by 20% over standard weight or body mass index [BMI = body weight (k) / height (m) 2] greater than 22.6 is overweight, body mass index [BMI = body weight (k) / height (m) 2] Those greater than 30 are called obesity. If there is no obvious cause, it is called simple obesity; if it has a clear cause, it is called secondary obesity.

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