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Types of Obesity
Curable Types of Obesity:
- Obesity related to mood disorders
- Obesity related to medications
- Obesity related to myxedema
- Obesity related to PCOD
- Obesity related to cushing's syndrome
Rare Types of Obesity:
- Obesity related to polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Obesity related to cushing's syndrome
- Obesity related to syndrome X
- Obesity related to myxedema
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Understanding Adult Obesity: NIDDK (Excerpt)
Health care providers are concerned not only with how much fat a person has, but also where the fat is located on the body. Women typically collect fat in their hips and buttocks, giving them a "pear" shape. Men usually build up fat around their bellies, giving them more of an "apple" shape. Of course some men are pear-shaped and some women become apple-shaped, especially after menopause. If you carry fat mainly around your waist, you are more likely to develop obesity-related health problems. Women with a waist measurement of more than 35 inches or men with a waist measurement of more than 40 inches have a higher health risk because of their fat distribution. (Source: excerpt from Understanding Adult Obesity: NIDDK)
Obesity: NWHIC (Excerpt)
There are three classes of obesity:
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Class I obesity — BMI of 30-34.9
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Class II obesity— of 35-39.9
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Class III obesity— of 40 and higher
Obesity: Related Disease Topics
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