Tag Archives: Diseases

Conditions Associated with Being Overweight or Obese

Obesity is nothing short of an epidemic in the United States. In fact, the term “Fat Americans” yields no less than 52,400 web results, and over 5 million image results (one of a person “walking” their dog from their car) on Google. While the initial concerns over obesity is usually about how you look and … Continue reading

A New Level of Overweight – Super Obesity

Obesity is a preventable disease of excess body fat. Extremely overweight individuals, those with a BMI of over 50, are relegated to the section of Class III obesity, or super obesity, which was also termed malignant obesity. 60 BMI and greater is classified as super-super obesity. Typically, given a standard deviation of height, the actual … Continue reading