Obesity
Obesity: Introduction
Excess body weight can indicate obesity
as an independent condition.
Obesity can also arise due to various underlying conditions.
Excess weight or unexplained weight gain need
careful professional medical attention for correct diagnosis.
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Causes of Obesity:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Obesity.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Obesity:
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types for Obesity
Obesity: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Obesity
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Diagnostic Guides for Obesity
Medical Books Excerpts
Read excertps from published book sections related to Obesity
from the following published medical books
for more detailed information about Obesity.
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Obesity
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- OBESITY
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Obesity
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Obesity
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Obesity
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- OBESITY
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Obesity
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Obesity: Self Assessment Tools
Obesity: Medical Mistakes
Obesity: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Misdiagnosis and Obesity
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms.
There are often...read more »
Undiagnosed causes of weight gain and obesity: Although obesity may be related to lifestyle issues,
there are also a number of medical causes of weight gain or obesity that may go...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis
of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension,
is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients.
Exertional dyspnea leads to a diagnostic reading of high right...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child patients than in adults.
Some of the overlooked conditions may include hypertension, diabetes...read more »
Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status
can affect her level of fertility.
Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other...read more »
Various reasons for obesity: Various studies have shown that approximately 10% of prepubertal and 15% of adolescent age groups are obese. Parents...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Obesity
Diagnostic tests for Obesity:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Obesity. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Calculate the Body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg) / height (m2)
- Obesity is defined as a BMI of 30-40. Morbid obesity is defined as a BMI of over 40
- Calculate Waist-Hip ratio. Obese people with a high waist-hip ratio (over 1.0 in men and over 0.9 in women) have a significantly greater risk of diabetes mellitus, stroke, heart attacks and early death than equally obese people with lower waist-hip ratio
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Obesity
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Obesity.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- When did you start having problems with your weight? - the onset of obesity may occur at any age.
- What strategies have you tried to lose weight?
- What is the sex of the person with obesity? - If male should consider Klinefelter's syndrome. If female should consider polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- What is the age of the person with obesity? - If the person is a child, must consider the rare congenital disorders that cause obesity such as Prader-Willi, Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome or Beckwirth-Wiedemann syndrome. Studies have found that 10% of prepubertal and 15% of adolescent child age groups are obese. Medical causes of obesity in children are rare.
- Family history of obesity? - obesity is influenced by environmental and genetic factors.
- more questions...»
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listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Obesity) may include:
- Enormous appetite? - must consider the possibility of an insulinoma or Frohlich's syndrome (also have poorly developed genitals).
- Mental retardation? - the presence of mental retardation with obesity should suggest Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Headaches and visual disturbance? - may suggest a variety of tumors including craniopharyngioma, optic glioma and pituitary tumors that may cause injury to the hypothalamus and result in excessive appetite and obesity.
- Chest pain? - may suggest angina which may be a consequence of obesity.
- Low back pain, aggravation of knee and ankle pain? - Obesity may cause a variety of bone and joint disturbances, including low back pain and aggravation of osteoarthritis, particularly of the knees and ankles.
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Obesity (31
listings)
Home Diagnostic Testing and Obesity
Home medical tests possibly related to Obesity:
- Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
- Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
- more tests...»
Stories from Users for Obesity
Real-life user stories relating to Obesity:
Symptom specific forums:
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Videos for Obesity
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Patient Surveys for Obesity
Causes of Obesity listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Obesity as a symptom include:
See full list of 250
causes of Obesity
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Article Excerpts about Obesity
To most people, the term "obesity" means to be very overweight.
Health professionals define "overweight" as an excess amount of body
weight that includes muscle, bone, fat, and water. "Obesity" specifically
refers to an excess amount of body fat. Some people, such as bodybuilders
or other athletes with a lot of muscle, can be overweight without being
obese.
(Source: excerpt from Understanding Adult Obesity: NIDDK)
Overweight refers to an excess of body weight
compared to set standards. The excess weight may come from muscle, bone,
fat, and/or body water. Obesity refers specifically to having an
abnormally high proportion of body fat.1
One can be overweight without being obese, as in the example of a
bodybuilder or other athlete who has a lot of muscle. However, many people
who are overweight are also obese.
(Source: excerpt from NIDDK _ Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity: NIDDK)
To most people, the term "obesity" means to be very overweight.
Health professionals define "overweight" as an excess amount of body
weight that includes muscle, bone, fat, and water. "Obesity" specifically
refers to an excess amount of body fat. Some people, such as bodybuilders
or other athletes with a lot of muscle, can be overweight without being
obese.
(Source: excerpt from Understanding Adult Obesity: NIDDK)
Overweight refers to an excess of body weight
compared to set standards. The excess weight may come from muscle, bone,
fat, and/or body water. Obesity refers specifically to having an
abnormally high proportion of body fat.1
One can be overweight without being obese, as in the example of a
bodybuilder or other athlete who has a lot of muscle. However, many people
who are overweight are also obese.
(Source: excerpt from NIDDK _ Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity: NIDDK)
Definitions of Obesity:
Obesity: [MIM*601665] An excess of subcutaneous fat in proportion to lean body mass. Excess fat accumulation is associated with increase in the size (hypertrophy) as well as the number (hyperplasia) of adipose tissue cells. Obesity is variously defined in terms of absolute weight, weight:height ratio, distribution of subcutaneous fat, and societal and esthetic norms. Measures of weight in proportion to height include relative weight (RW, body weight divided by median desirable weight for a person of the same height and medium frame according to actuarial tables), body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and ponderal index (kg/m3). These do not differentiate between excess adiposity and increased lean body mass. In contrast, subscapular and triceps skinfold measurements and determination of the waist:hip ratio help define the regional deposition of fat and differentiate the more medically significant central obesity from peripheral obesity in adults. No single cause can explain all cases of obesity. Ultimately it results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Although faulty eating habits related to failure of normal satiety feedback mechanisms may be responsible for some cases, many obese people neither consume more calories nor eat different proportions of foodstuffs than nonobese persons. Contrary to popular belief, obesity is not caused by disorders of pituitary, thyroid, or adrenal gland metabolism. However, it is often associated with hyperinsulinism and relative insulin resistance. Studies of obese twins strongly suggest the presence of genetic influences on resting metabolic rate, feeding behavior, changes in energy expenditures in response to overfeeding, lipoprotein lipase activity, and basal rate of lipolysis. Environmental factors associated with obesity include socioeconomic status, race, region of residence, season, urban living, and being part of a smaller family. The prevalence of obesity is greater when weight is measured during winter rather than summer. Obesity is much more common in the southeastern U.S., although the northeastern and midwestern states also have high rates, a phenomenon independent of race, population density, and season. SYN: adiposity (1), corpulence, corpulency. [L. obesus, pp. of obedo, to eat up, + -ity]Obesity is a major public health problem and the leading nutritional disorder in the U.S. It is responsible for more than 280,000 deaths annually in this country. A widely accepted definition of obesity is body weight that is 20% or more in excess of ideal weight:height ratio according to actuarial tables. By this definition, 34% of adults in the U.S. are obese. The National Institutes of Health have defined obesity as a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more, and overweight as a BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2. By these criteria, two thirds of adults are either overweight or obese. There is strong evidence that the prevalence of obesity is increasing in both children and adults. Increases are particularly striking among African-Americans and Mexican-Americans. More than 80% of black women over the age of 40 are overweight, and 50% are obese. Among factors blamed for the steady increase in the prevalence of obesity are unhealthful eating practices (high-fat diet, overlarge portions) and the decline in physical activity associated with use of automobiles and public transportation instead of walking, labor-saving devices including computers, and passive forms of entertainment and recreation (television, computer games). Despite efforts of public health authorities to educate the public about the dangers of obesity, it is widely viewed as a cosmetic rather than a medical problem. Obesity is an independent risk factor for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, certain malignancies (cancer of the colon, rectum, and prostate in men and of the breast, cervix, endometrium, and ovary in women), obstructive sleep apnea, hypoventilation syndrome, osteoarthritis and other orthopedic disorders, infertility, lower extremity venous stasis disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and urinary stress incontinence. Lesser degrees of obesity can constitute a significant health hazard in the presence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, or their associated risk factors. Body fat distribution in central (abdominal or male pattern, with an increased waist:hip ratio) versus peripheral (gluteal or female pattern) adipose tissue depots is associated with higher risks of many of these disorders. Obese people are more liable to injury, more difficult to examine by palpation and imaging techniques, and more likely to have unsuccessful outcomes and complications from surgical operations. Not least among the adverse effects of obesity are social stigmatization, poor self-image, and psychological stress. Weight reduction is associated with improvement in most of the health risks of obesity. All treatments for obesity (other than cosmetic surgical procedures in which subcutaneous fat is mechanically removed) require creation of an energy deficit by reducing caloric intake, increasing physical exercise, or both. Basic weight reduction programs involve consumption of a restricted-calorie, low-fat diet and performance of at least 30 minutes of endurance-type physical activity of at least moderate intensity on most and preferably all days of the week. Behavior modification therapy, hypnosis, anorexiant drugs (sympathomimetic agents, sibutramine), the lipase inhibitor orlistat, and surgical procedures to reduce gastric capacity or intestinal absorption of nutrients are useful in selected cases, but the emphasis should be on establishing permanent changes in lifestyle. Weight reduction is not recommended during pregnancy or in patients with osteoporosis, cholelithiasis, severe mental illness including anorexia nervosa, or terminal illness.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Is a Body Mass Index (BMI of 30 or above). BMI describes body weight relative to height and is strongly correlated to total body fat content in adults. The rIsk of death increases as the BMI reaches and surpasses 30. (CDC98)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
More than average fatness
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Excessively high accumulation of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass; the amount of body fat (or adiposity) includes concern for both the distribution of fat throughout the body and the size of the adipose tissue deposits; individuals are usually at high clinical risk because of excess amount of body fat (BMI greater than 30).
- (Source - CRISP)
Detailed list of causes of Obesity
The list below shows some of the causes of Obesity mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Obesity
How Common are these Causes of Obesity?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Obesity.
Of the 250
causes of Obesity that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 10
causes are "very common" diseases
- 11
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 236
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 250
causes of Obesity
Conditions listing symptoms: Obesity:
The following list of conditions
have 'Obesity' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome
... abdominal obesityAchard-Thiers Syndrome
... obesityAcrocephalopolysyndactyly, type 2 (ACPS 2)
... obesityAdrenal adenoma, familial
... excessive body fat in torsoAdrenal Cancer
... obesity, excessive body fat in torsoAdrenal Cortex Diseases
... upper body obesityAdrenal Cortex Neoplasms
... excessive body fat in torsoAdrenal gland hyperfunction
... excessive body fat in torsoAdrenal incidentaloma
... excessive body fat in torsoAdrenocortical carcinoma
... excessive body fat in torsoAlbright like syndrome
... obesityAlbright's hereditary osteodystrophy
... obesityAlcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome
... weight gainAmpola syndrome
... obesityAniridia - ptosis - mental retardation - obesity, familial
... obesityAniridia ptosis mental retardation obesity familial type
... obesityAnophthalmia - short stature - obesity
... obesityAnorexia Nervosa
... Weight changesAromatase deficiency
... obesityAstrocytoma
... changes in weightAtkin-Flatiz syndrome
... obesityAustrian syndrome
... weight changesAutoimmune thyroid diseases
... weight gainAyazi syndrome
... obesityB
Babinski-Froelich Syndrome
... obesityBardet-Biedl Syndrome
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 1
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 10
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 11
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 12
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 2
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 3
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 5
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 6
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 7
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 8
... obesityBardet-Biedl syndrome, type 9
... obesityBearn-Kunkel syndrome
... obesityBiemond syndrome type 2
... obesityBinge eating disorder
... obesity, overweightBipolar disorder
... weight gainBobble-head doll syndrome
... obesityBorjeson Syndrome
... adult obesityBreathing-related sleep disorder
... obesityBudd-Chiari syndrome
... increased weightC
Cancer
... Unexplained weight gainCardiomyopathy - hypogonadism - metabolic anomalies
... obesityCarpenter syndrome
... obesityChondrodysplasia, Grebe type
... obesityChoroideremia
... obesityChromosome 1, uniparental disomy 1q12 q21
... OverweightChromosome 11p, partial deletion
... obesityChromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome
... obesityChromosome 1p deletion syndrome
... overweightChromosome 21q deletion syndrome
... obesityChromosome 3, trisomy 3q13 2 q25
... obesityChromosome 4, trisomy 4p
... obesityChromosome 5, trisomy 5q
... ObesityChromosome 5q duplication syndrome
... obesityChromosome 9, partial trisomy 9p
... obesityClark-Baraitser syndrome
... obesityCohen Syndrome
... obesityCongestive Heart Failure
... weight gainCortisone reductase deficiency
... abdominal obesityCushing syndrome, familial
... upper body obesityCushing's syndrome
... extreme weight gain, increased weight, upper body obesity, obesity around trunkD
Del (1) (pter-p36.3) mosaicism
... obesityDel(1) (pter-p35)
... obesityDeletion 6q16 q21
... obesityDepression
... weight gainDepressive disorders
... weight gainDiabetes
... Weight gainDilated cardiomyopathy
... abnormal weight gainDuplication 5q
... ObesityDuplication 9p partial
... obesityDysthymia
... weight gainE
Eating disorders
... Obesity, Weight gainEclampsia
... weight gainEmerinopathy
... obesityEmpty sella syndrome - acquired
... obesityEmpty sella syndrome - primary
... obesityExtranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
... weight gainF
Familial hypopituitarism
... increased weightFamilial hypothyroidism
... increased weightFocal segmental glomerulosclerosis
... weight gainFowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome
... weight gainFroelich's syndrome
... obesityFrolich's syndrome
... obesityFructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency, hereditary
... obesityFrölich's syndrome
... obesityFunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumor
... excessive body fat in torsoG
Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
... weight gainGelatinous ascites
... increased weightGluten allergy
... unexplained weight gainGrahmann's syndrome
... obesityGrowth Hormone Receptor Deficiency
... obesityH
HAIR-AN Syndrome
... obesityHashimoto's Thyroiditis
... weight gainHeart failure
... abnormal weight gainHepatic veno-occlusive disease - immunodeficiency
... increased weightHereditary hypothyroidism
... Weight gainHydrocephalus obesity hypogonadism
... obesityHyperadrenalism
... excessive body fat in torsoHyperandrogenism
... obesityHyperostosis frontalis interna
... obesityHyperpituitarism
... ObeseHypertension of pregnancy
... sudden weight increaseHypertrichosis brachydactyly obesity and mental retardation
... obesityHypogonadism - mitral valve prolapse - mental retardation
... obesityHypogonadotropic hypogonadism - syndactyly
... obesityHypopituitarism
... weight increaseHypothalamic dysfunction
... increased weight, overweightHypothyroid goitre
... Weight gainI
Idiopathic edema
... increased weightK
Klinefelter syndrome
... rounded body type, overweightKlinefelter syndrome, variants
... overweightL
Laron Dwarfism
... obesityLaron Pituitary Dwarfism
... obesityLaron Syndrome
... obesityLaron syndrome type 1
... obesityLaron syndrome type 2
... obesityLaron Type Pituitary Dwarfism 1
... obesityLaron-type dwarfism
... obesityLaron-type Dwarfism Phenotypic Syndrome
... obesityLeschke-Ullmann syndrome
... obesityLipoprotein disorder
... overweightLowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome
... chubby during younger yearsLupus nephritis
... weight gainLymphomatous thyroiditis
... weight gainM
Masculinisation
... weight gainMauriac syndrome
... obesityMcCune-Albright Syndrome
... weight gainMcKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
... adult obesityMedication related hypothyroidism
... Weight gainMenopause
... Weight gainMental retardation - blepharophimosis - obesity - web neck
... obesityMental retardation - epilepsy - bulbous nose
... obesityMental retardation - epileptic seizures - hypogonadism - hypogenitalism -microcephaly - obesity
... obesityMental retardation - gynecomastia - obesity, X-linked
... obesityMental retardation - nasal hypoplasia - obesity - genital hypoplasia
... obesityMental retardation unusual facies ampola type
... obesityMental retardation X-linked short stature obesity
... obesityMental retardation X-linked syndromic 7
... obesityMental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and hypogenitalism, microcephaly, and obesity
... obesityMental retardation, X linked - precocious puberty - obesity
... obesityMental retardation, X-linked - gynecomastia - obesity
... obesityMental retardation, X-linked - hypogonadism - ichthyosis - obesity - short stature
... obesityMental retardation, X-linked, 36
... obesityMental retardation, X-linked, 91
... childhood obesityMental retardation, X-linked, syndromic 11
... obesityMental retardation, X-linked, syndromic type 11
... obesityMetabolic Syndrome
... Obesity, abdominal obesityMetaphyseal dysostosis mental retardation conductive deafness
... obesityMOMO syndrome
... obesityMyxedema
... weight gainN
Nguyen syndrome
... obesityO
Obesity
... Increased weightObesity - colitis - hypothyroidism - cardiac hypertrophy - developmental delay
... obesityObesity due to congenital leptin deficiency
... obesityObesity, hypothyroidism, craniosynostosis, cardial hypertrophy, colitis and intellectual deficiency
... obesityOHSS
... weight increaseOptic pathway glioma
... increased weightOvarian Cancer
... weight change, changes in weight, weight gainOvarian carcinosarcoma
... weight changesOvergrowth syndrome, type Fryer
... increased weightOverweight
... Increased weightP
Panhypopituitarism
... increased weightPhysical addiction
... weight changesPhysical inactivity
... Weight gainPituitary cancer, childhood
... excessive body fat in torso, weight increasePituitary tumors, adult
... excessive body fat in torso, weight increasePolycystic ovarian disease, familial
... obesityPolycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction
... weight gainPolycystic ovary syndrome
... obesity, weight gainPolyneuropathy - mental retardation - acromicria - premature menopause
... obesityPrader-Willi syndrome
... ObesityPregnancy toxemia /hypertension
... sudden weight increasePremenstrual dysphoric disorder
... weight increasePremenstrual syndrome
... weight gainPrimary hypothyroidism
... Weight gainProlidase deficiency
... childhood obesityPsychological addiction
... weight changesR
Renal tubulopathy - diabetes mellitus - cerebellar ataxia
... obesityRetinohepatoendocrinologic syndrome
... obesityRiedel syndrome
... weight gainS
Schinzel Syndrome
... obesitySchroeder syndrome 1
... obesitySecondary hypothyroidism
... Weight gainSengers-Hamel-Otten syndrome
... obesitySimpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1 (SGBS1)
... obesitySimpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 2
... obesitySleep Apnea Syndromes
... overweightSohval-Soffer syndrome
... obesitySub clinical hypothyroidism
... Weight gainSubaortic stenosis - short stature syndrome
... obesitySummitt syndrome
... obesityT
Tertiary hypothyroidism
... Weight gainThyroid disorders
... weight gainThyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect
... weight problemsTrophoblastic Cancer
... Weight gainType 2 diabetes
... Weight gainU
Urban rogers meyer syndrome
... obesityV
Vasquez Hurst Sotos syndrome
... obesityW
WAGR Syndrome
... obesityWeight cycling
... Obesity, OverweightWilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation
... obesityWilson-Turner X-linked mental retardation
... ObesityX
X-linked mental retardation craniofacial abnormal microcepahly club
... ObesityY
Young Hughes syndrome
... Obesity
Conditions listing complications: Obesity:
The following list of conditions
have 'Obesity' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
... Weight gainB
Binge eating disorder
... obesity, overweightC
Cushing's syndrome
... obesityD
Disordered Eating
... weight gainF
Food addiction
... weight increaseM
Metabolic Syndrome
... ObesityP
Physical inactivity
... obesity, overweightPolycystic ovary syndrome
... obesity, overweightW
Williams Syndrome
... obesity
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Causes of Obesity Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Obesity based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Obesity?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Obesity, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Obesity:
Body mass index raised
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Obesity:
Subtypes of Obesity:
Weight gain (211 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Obesity:
Weight gain (211 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Body symptoms (2668 causes), Weight symptoms (1751 causes)
Symptoms related to Obesity:
Weight gain (211 causes), Tallness (52 causes)
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Medical News summaries about Obesity
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News Archives for Obesity
Medical news articles related to Obesity include:
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