obesity

[ oh-bee-si-tee ]

noun

1. the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence:

   His obesity puts him at risk for major health problems.

obesity

/ ō-bē′sĭ-tē /

1. The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

Other Words From

• anti·o·besi·ty adjective noun plural antiobesities
• over·o·besi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of obesity¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Middle French obésité, from Latin obēsitāt-, stem of obēsitās, equivalent to obēs(us) obese ( def ) + -i- ( def ) + -tās -ty ²( def )

Example Sentences

These changes make obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other health issues more likely.

From Science News For Students

The analysis controlled for a long list of variables, including population density, income, race and age, as well as community health indicators such as prevalence of smokers, adult obesity, preventable hospital stays and physical inactivity.

From ProPublica

That mechanism may explain part of why animal-based foods like red meat are associated with higher risk of obesity and diabetes, though it’s not yet clear how much it matters.

From Popular-Science

Underlying conditions like severe obesity or high blood pressure were linked to more serious illness or death.

From Science News

GLP-1 drugs include Novo’s Ozempic for diabetes and Saxenda for obesity.

From Fortune

Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.

From The Daily Beast

The NFL, for instance, has a fitness campaign designed to address childhood obesity.

From The Daily Beast

The show could feature various obesity researchers who might highlight the latest thinking in long-term weight management.

From The Daily Beast

After all, here we are, in the middle of a global obesity crisis; and there they are running a metabolic lab on television.

From The Daily Beast

If The Biggest Loser could correct this misconception, it would do a lot to reduce anti-obesity prejudice.

From The Daily Beast

He was a tall man, which conveniently helped conceal a tendency toward obesity.

From Project Gutenberg

Thou, cowardly and treacherous comrade, who hidest thy sick pasha-like obesity in the corner of thy stage-box!

From Project Gutenberg

In a letter to Sir Harry Erskine, in 1756, he complains of this tendency to obesity.

From Project Gutenberg

In any medical paper to-day you are almost sure to see an article on neurasthenia and obesity.

From Project Gutenberg

She was another of those wonders of obesity, unable to stand excepting on all fours.

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