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2.2 wikipedia obese

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May 22, 2009
by: 12shafiry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obese

"Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy.[1][2] Body mass index (BMI), which compares weight and height, is used to define a person as overweight (pre-obese) when their BMI is between 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2 and obese when it is greater than 30 kg/m2.[3]

Obesity is associated with

many diseases

, particularly

heart disease

,

type 2 diabetes

,

breathing difficulties during sleep

, certain types of

cancer

, and

osteoarthritis

.

[2]

Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive

dietary calories

, lack of physical activity, and

genetic susceptibility

, though a limited number of cases are due solely to

genetics

, medical reasons, or

psychiatric illness

"

This  relates to my topic directly about obesity. It gives me a definition. It also talks about all the diseases that obesity can lead too. including, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and much more.