obesity

/ou'bi:siti/

Thân thiện

A doctor discusses healthy eating with a patient to help manage obesity.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical condition characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat: "Obesity" refers to the state of being grossly overweight or having a body mass index (BMI) typically at or above 30, which poses significant health risks.

Usage

• "Obesity" is a non-count noun used to describe a chronic health condition. It is often discussed in medical, public health, and sociological contexts.
• It is typically modified by adjectives (e.g., , ) or used with verbs like , , , , and .

Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor discussed the health risks associated with obesity.
  • Public health campaigns aim to reduce the prevalence of obesity in the population.
  • Childhood obesity is a growing concern in many countries.

Advanced Usage

• "the obesity epidemic": A phrase commonly used in public health discourse to describe the rapid increase in obesity rates across populations.
  • Governments are implementing policies to address the obesity epidemic.

Variants and Related Words

• Obese (adj): Having excess body fat; describes a person affected by obesity.
  • The study focused on health outcomes for obese patients.

Synonyms

• Adiposity: (Medical term) The state of being fat; fatness.
• Corpulence: (Formal) The state of having a large, bulky body.

Different Meanings

• As a medical term, "obesity" has a specific clinical definition based on BMI. In more general or informal contexts, it may be used interchangeably with terms like "extreme overweight" or "fatness," though these are less precise.

Học thuật

Noun

1. more than average fatness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fleshiness
• corpulency