Quotes: Fat, Obesity
(a result of an instant on the lips to a lifetime on the hips)
2. Plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken.
3. Consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat.
4. Animal adipose tissue containing containing fatty acids; loose flesh; flabbiness.
2. Etymology: from Latin ob-, "completely" + edere, "to eat".


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Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy.
Obesity increases the possibility of various diseases, especially heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. or joint disease.
The term obesity is usually not employed unless the individual is from 20% to 30% over average weight for his or her age, sex, and height.
Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is thought to be overweight and obesity can cause medical complications that may lead to hospitalization for type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and asthma.
Participation in physical activity can help children and adults manage their obesity, control blood pressure, and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints.

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Quotations
Maybe we Americans should cut back on the french fries after all. On a recent trip to Shanghai, China, our tour bus filled with Americans passed a new soccer stadium. I asked our guide what the seating capacity was.
Upon surveying the occupants of the bus, he replied, "Stadium hold 80,000 Chinese. Only 40,000 Americans."
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Quotation Units.
Related fat-word units: adipo-; lard; lipo-; obeso-;oleo-; omento-; pimelo-; pio-; sebo-; steato-.