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Look up: obese

  1. Obese
    Describes someone who is excessively fat. The term is usually used to describe people who are over 20% heavier than the recommended weight for their height/build.
    Found on http://www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON

  2. Obese
    (Obesity) 'Obese' means more than about 25% overweight. It is measured by comparing your weight with your height to get your body mass index (BMI). Obesity is a risk factor for a number of different diseases, including some cancers.
    Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/glossary.as

  3. Obese
    Someone with excessive fat stores in the body; a risk to health
    Found on http://www.makingsenseofhealth.org.uk/de

  4. Obese
    Having excessive fat in the body and having a Body Mass Index of 30. The body Mass Index is the figure reached at when the weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared
    Found on http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_condit

  5. Obese
    Obese: Well above ones normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than 20 percent over their ideal weight. That ideal weight must take into account the person's height, age, sex, and build. Obesity has been more precisely defined by the National Institutes of Health (the NIH) as a BMI of 30 and above. (A ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  6. obese
    a group of mice whose obesity and low metabolic rate is caused by a mutation that prevents the production of leptin Category: Botany and zoology
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Obese
    O·bese' adjective [ Latin obesus eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, past participle of obedere to devour; ob (see Ob- ) + edere to eat. See Eat .] Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/2

  8. obese
    Excessively fat. ... Synonym: corpulent. ... Origin: L. Obesus, fat, partic. Adj., fr. Ob-edo, pp. -esus, to eat away, devour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. Obese
    • (a.) Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. obese
    obese Excessively fat.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. obese
    Excessively fat. Syn: corpulent [L. obesus, fat, partic. adj., fr. ob-edo, pp. -esus, to eat away, devour]
    Found on

  12. Obese
    Having an abnormally high, unhealthy amount of body fat. Having a BMI of 30 or greater is classified as obese. Pregnant women that are obese are more likely to experience complications during pregnancy, labor and recovery.
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/O/1


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