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providing medical treatment for obese patients
the basset hound was so obese that its stomach touched the floor
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Body Mass Index — or BMI — is a formula where a person's weight (in kilograms) is divided by the square of their height (in meters), and that number is used to sort people into four categories: underweight, healthy, overweight or obese.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
It is not caused by alcohol use, and is most often seen in people who are overweight or obese, according to the American Liver Foundation.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The study involved 51 adolescents aged 12–18 who were divided into three groups based on body mass index (BMI): healthy weight, overweight and obese.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Participants were overweight or obese, had an average age of 63 and an average fasting blood glucose of 6.4 mmol/L. Sixty-four per cent of participants were male.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
It is not caused by alcohol use, and is most often seen in people who are overweight or obese, according to the American Liver Foundation.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The study involved 51 adolescents aged 12–18 who were divided into three groups based on body mass index (BMI): healthy weight, overweight and obese.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Participants were overweight or obese, had an average age of 63 and an average fasting blood glucose of 6.4 mmol/L. Sixty-four per cent of participants were male.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Obese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obese. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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