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What are the symptoms of Obesity ?

Patient's appearance is sufficient to arrive at a diagnosis in most cases. Obesity is determined based on an individual's body mass index (calculated with reference to the person's height and weight).


Large body frame.

Difficulty in doing daily activities. 

Lethargy 
Breathlessness

obesity and body mass index (BMI)

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Free Fruits on Public Áreas to Curb Spreading Obesity Fruits have around four times more water content than cookies and easily satisfy hunger taking less energy. Refrigerators full of fruits easily beat junkies. In Brazil we are increasing fruit trees in the public areas changing the country to a large tropical orchard. Then, sidewalks, squares, parks, roadsides will be plenty of free fruits bearing appropriate food to fight spreading obesity. Free fruits are protected from the power of th
Posted by : Elson Silva, PhD , 12/14/2007
nobody is blaming america..it is just that america has the highest numbers of people who are obese... if anyone is blaming america its the americans themselves and when they blame america they are blaming themseleves because they make america. so when you say people please specify which people you are talking about....
Posted by : wega , 7/17/2007
Most people think that America is at fault for the obesity problems that people have now days. In all actuality it is the people that are at fault. We are to blame for the few extra slices of the large pepparoni pizza that we ordered after 8 o'clock at night, when we knew full well that we wouldn't be doing any sort of activities after eating that pizza. We are to blame for not getting out and excercising when we knew that we needed to burn a few extra calories. It is completely unfair to blame
Posted by : Klarissa , 6/8/2007
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