Morbid obesity

Morbid Obesity
Morbid obesity is a state which is reached when a person becomes double their ideal weight or is more than 100 lbs (44.4 Kg) overweight. The body mass index is 40 or over.

Morbid obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy. Body mass index (BMI), which compares weight and height,...

Morbid obesity Treatment
Review Date: 06/03/2005
Reviewed By: Thomas A. Owens, M.D., Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

Alternate Names : Morbid obesity, Fat - obese
Definition
Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. If you are obese, you have a much higher amount of body fat than is healthy or desirable.

Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity - Follow-up Report (State Form 53322)
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Morbid obesity increases cardiopulmonary mortality, justifying aggressive behavioral and even surgical intervention.

Morbid obesity; Fat - obese
Definition of Obesity:
Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. If you are obese, you have a much higher amount of body fat than lean muscle mass.

Morbid obesity
Factors Influencing Duration
Length of disability may be influenced by underlying conditions, individual's response to treatment, extent of treatment, and presence of complications.

Morbid obesity; Fat - obese
Causes
Taking in more calories than you burn leads to being overweight and, eventually, obesity. The body stores unused calories as fat. Obesity can be the result of: ...

Morbid obesity is usually defined as being 50-100% above the normal body weight for someone of the same age, gender, and height.

Morbid obesity (weighing over 300 pounds)
Very weak quadriceps, the muscles in the front of your thigh. Weak quadriceps could make it very hard for you to walk and use your hip.
Unhealthy skin around the hip
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Weight loss surgery is currently the most effective treatment for morbid obesity and the only effective approach for the extremely obese. Weight loss surgery may be an option in carefully selected patients with a BMI of ?

Laparoscopic surgery for morbid obesity. Surgical Clinics of North America, 81(5): 1145-1179.
American Gastroenterological Association (2002). AGA technical review on obesity. Gastroenterology, 123(3): 882-932.

Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) is the only option today that effectively treats morbid obesity in people for whom more conservative measures such as diet, exercise, and medication have failed.

The associated health risks of ‘morbid obesity' (unhealthy weight) include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, sleep apnoea, arthritis, and reduced mobility and life expectancy.

Dramatic weight gain or morbid obesity
Malnourishment
Birth defects including lack of a uterus, vagina, or other reproductive organs
Medical conditions including cystic fibrosis, Cushing's disease, polycystic ovary, or Prader-Willi syndrome ...

In studies of patients undergoing stomach (gastric) reduction operations for morbid obesity, substantial weight loss is accompanied by a marked reduction in transaminases and a regression of fatty liver.

Gastric bypass surgery is just one of many procedures designed to address morbid obesity. Some procedures are not as permanent or complex as gastric bypass surgery can be.

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Colquitt, J., A. Clegg, M. Sidhu, and P. Royle. "Surgery for Morbid Obesity." Cochrane Database Systems Review 2003: CD003641.
Espelund, U., T. K. Hansen, H. Orskov, and J. Frystyk. "Assessment of Ghrelin." APMIS Supplementum 109 (2003): 140-145.

Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by decreased muscle tone, mental retardation and an intense desire to eat, which can lead to morbid obesity.

Ideal weight range: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obese: 30.0 or above
Morbid obesity: 40 or above (35 and above with current health condition like diabetes or high blood pressure) ...

weight loss surgery
Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) is the only option today that effectively treats morbid obesity in people for whom more conservative measures such as diet, exercise, and medication have failed.

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This risk is primarily in smokers or women with other underlying risk factors for coronary artery disease such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, morbid obesity, and diabetes.

People with morbid obesity can also develop cellulitis in the abdominal skin. Special types of cellulitis are sometimes designated by the location of the infection.

Gastric bypass surgery, a type of bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery), is a surgical procedure that alters the process of digestion. Bariatric surgery is the only option today that effectively treats morbid obesity in people for whom more ...

Morbid obesity
Myasthenia gravis (autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness)
Sarcoidosis (inflammatory disease most commonly affecting the lungs, skin and eyes)
Severe curvature of the spine (scoliosis) ...

Gastric Bypass
A Surgical procedure by which all or part of the stomach is circumvented by anastomosis to the small intestine, performed to overcome obstruction or in the treatment of morbid obesity. Also called "gastroplasty".

Any chronic lung disease (especially COPD),
Musculoskeletal disorders (myasthenia gravis),
Left heart disorders (left ventricular failure, mitral stenosis),
Morbid obesity,
Obstructive sleep apnoea; ...

In addition, people with Prader-Willi syndrome have a slow metabolism. These traits can cause excessive weight gain, morbid obesity, and other related health problems. Research into the use of novel anti-obesity medications is underway.

of being more than 100 pounds overweight or having a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher. The BMI is a measure of your weight relative to your height. You can find your BMI from a chart. Severe obesity is also sometimes called morbid obesity.

It can occur for various reasons including, but not limited to: post-operative complication after abdominal surgery, dehydration, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, pregnancy, and morbid obesity.

loss parameters, improvement in co-morbid conditions, change in quality of life and patient satisfaction. Obes Surg 2003; 13:954.
Balsiger BM, Murr MM, Poggio JL, Sarr MG. Bariatric surgery. Surgery for weight control in patients with morbid obesity.

See also: Surgery, Diabetes, Stomach, Symptom, Body mass index