obesity
n. uncountablen. the condition of being very overweight in a way that is not healthy. It usually means having too much body fat for your height.
n. a medical condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. Often defined clinically by a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
Doctors are worried about the rise of childhood obesity.
Public health campaigns often focus on diet and exercise to help reduce the rates of obesity in the community.
While genetic factors play a significant role in individual cases, the global rise in obesity is largely attributed to sedentary lifestyles and the high availability of processed foods.
From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity.
Uncountable in its general medical sense; occasionally used as a countable noun in clinical literature when referring to different types or classifications of the condition.