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obesity can be simply understood as

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having too much body fat dr Malone .

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Can you tell us about obesity

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definitely Major spencer body fat in

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general can be measured by body mass

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index or B . M . I . A . B . M . I

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between 18.5 and 24.9 is

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considered normal . Weight . Overweight

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is defined as having A B . M . I

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between 25.0 and 29.9 .

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Obesity is diagnosed at a bmi of 30 and

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above Morbid obesity , defined as a bmi

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of 40 and above is an additional

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threshold for patients that is

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especially dangerous over a period of

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time , if someone eats more calories

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than they use or burn , they will store

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those extra calories as fat and slowly

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gain weight . This increases the

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individual's risk of becoming obese .

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The optimal balance between calories in

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and calories out differs for each

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person because the general ability to

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burn calories depends on muscle mass ,

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which is initially determined by height .

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However , factors that contribute to

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weight gain are often the same for most

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people , including diet activity level ,

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lifestyle and genetics . In some cases ,

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microbiome , a type of bacteria

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colonized in the gut , may also

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contribute to weight gain . When a

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person consumes more calories from food

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and drink than they use through

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physical activity . Their body stores

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the excess calories as fat . A few

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extra pounds may not seem like much ,

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but over months and years . The effect

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can be quite significant . Too much fat

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in the body can cause serious health

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problems . These problems can include

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high blood pressure , high cholesterol ,

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high blood glucose heart disease , type

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two , diabetes , stroke vascular

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disease , joint problems , liver

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disease , some types of cancer and

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difficulty getting a good physical exam

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or accurate interpretation of imaging

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studies due to the interference of fat

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tissue . The good news is that if an

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adult is obese losing a relatively

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small percentage of their body weight ,

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as little as 5-10% can potentially

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delay or prevent some of these

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consequences .