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obesity

obesity

146 3.9
A condition where a person has too much body fat that harms health
  • noun
  • /oʊˈbiːsɪti/
translation icon : obesidad
  • Admit it or not, this can lead to obesity and chronic disease.
  • childhood obesity
  • rates of obesity
  • prevalence of obesity

We have to get this obesity crisis under control.

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Examples

  • Recent studies have examined the obesity prevalence among children and adolescents in the U.S.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The doctor explained that obesity is linked to many serious health conditions.

  • We have to get this obesity crisis under control.

    Dr. Phil

  • Well, I think the obesity issue is really serious.

  • And yet for some people obesity can still be a health issue.

    Adam Conover

  • But it's just, you know, in our countries, we see obesity on the rise in most countries.

  • The number one cause of obesity is genetics.

  • The real risk of obesity is tremendous.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • We chose to look at energy and fat since our primary study was on the obesity epidemic in children.

    Academic text (2011)

  • It can lead to long term health issues like childhood diabetes, obesity and ADHD.

Synonyms

fat
vsobesity
136 1.0

A condition of having too much body weight that can harm health

is a medical label that focuses on health risks from excess weight
fatness
vsobesity
6 1.0

A state of having too much body weight

is a medicalised concept that links excess weight to health risks
adiposity
vsobesity
  • Specialized
1 9.1

How much body fat a person has that affects their health

is the general medical condition focusing on excess and health risks
corpulence
vsobesity
  • Formal
1 8.7

Too much body fat that makes a person very heavy

is the concept that adds concern about health risks and measurements
adiposis
vsobesity
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition of having too much body fat that can harm health

is a widely used label that stresses health risks and long term consequences
corpulency
vsobesity
  • Formal
9.6

Being very fat or much heavier than is healthy

is a health term stressing illness risk rather than old style description
adiposeness
vsobesity
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition of having too much body fat

is the clinical concern about that state and its associated health risks

Antonyms

fitness
125 1.7

Being physically healthy and strong from exercise and eating well

wellness
52 3.2

Good physical and mental health that people try to keep

Compounds

exogenous obesity
  • Specialized
6.5

A weight gain that happens mainly because someone eats more food than the body needs

obesity diet
3.6

An eating plan that helps people with too much body fat lose weight

How Overweight

obesity
146 3.9
overweight
1 2.4

Surface Forms

obesity singular
obesities plural

Morphology

obesity = obese (transparent) = obese + ity

A straightforward nominalization from the adjective 'obese' with the productive suffix '-ity' indicating the state or condition.

Etymology

The word obesity comes from the Latin obesus, meaning 'fat', and from the parts ob- 'over' and edere 'to eat', and these parts give the idea of 'over-eating'. So, obesity means having too much body fat.