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Definition: "Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is a risk factor for certain health conditions or increased mortality. Obesity develops from the interaction of individual biology and the environment. Excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis.[1] Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health.
 Source: Obesity-Wikipedia
Resources
"Ideal body weight means the weight a person should be in order to maintain good health. Ideal body weight depends primarily on three factors: gender, age, and height." Source: Obesity Forum
American Hearth Association
Articles on Obesity
American Obesity Association
Comprehensive web portal offering general information on obesity, current research and trials, treatment, prevention and consumer protection against ...
CDC-Obesity
Center for Disease Control
Mayo-Clinic-Obesity
Information
Medline Plus-Obesity
Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on Obesity:
Teen Health-Obesity
Advice to students
Obesity Forum
Overview of obesity
Obesity and Overweight: Resources | DNPA | CDC
Information from the CDC
Obesity-Wikipedia
Informational Site
WHO-Obesity
This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics.
Woman's Health.gov
The total cost attributable to obesity-related diseases in the United ... Overweight and obesity affect a large proportion of the total U.S. population. ...
Causes
"Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20 percent or more over an individual's ideal body weight." Source: Obesity Forum
American Obesity Association - Education
What it is and what causes it.
Causes for Obesity (I)
The causes that give origin to obesity. ...
Causes of Obesity
Causes of Obesity & Excess Body Fat, Genetic Factors, Psychological & Environmental Reasons For Overweight
Causes of Obesity-WrongDiagnosis
Causes of Obesity including triggers, underlying medical cause of Obesity, risk factors, and what causes Obesity
MayoClinic
List of causes
Obesity's Cause:
Simply Eating Too Much?
Obesity Cause and Help
Cause of Obesity, Child Obesity, News on Obesity and Research, Childhood Obesity
Obesity In America - Causes of Obesity
Weight gain, obesity caused by consuming more calories than the body needs - genetic, behavioral, environmental, cultural factors. Metabolic syndrome.
Obesity Risk Factors
Why are so many kids overweight?
Study Suggests 10 New Obesity Causes, America’s Weight Problem Not ...
CBS News report on Obesity
Weight.com-Causes of Obesity
Presented by Michael D. Myers, M.D., Inc. Los Alamitos, California
 
 
Symptoms
"The major symptoms of obesity are excessive weight gain and the presence of large amounts of fatty tissue." Source: Obesity Forum
Is Your Child Showing Signs of Obesity?
Article about children and obesity
Obesity Symptoms
Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the symptoms of Obesity
Relief Portals-Obesity
Articles on the symptoms of obesity
Symptoms of Obesity
Although Obesity has no specific symptoms, it contributes to other major health problems. An adult who is obese has an increased risk of complications from ...
Symptoms of Obesity WrongDiagnosis.com
Symptoms of Obesity including medical symptoms and signs of Obesity, symptoms, incubation period, duration, and correct diagnosis for Obesity signs or ...
Symptoms of Obesity-Brigham and Woman's Hospital
by Ricker Polsdorfer, MD
Information on signs of Obesity

Statistics
In US "
58 Million Overweight; 40 Million Obese; 3 Million morbidly Obese" Source: annecollins

Obesity Statistics for Adults, Children
Statistics on Obesity & Obesity Related Disease. ...
Obesity and Overweight: Introduction | DNPAO | CDC
Stats from the CDC