Morbid obesity

Morbid obesity, also known as clinically severe obesity, is an abnormal obesity defined as the condition of having body weight over 100 lbs over an ideal body weight or having a body mass index of 40 or higher.^[1]

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The term reflects the fact that this kind of obesity becomes associated with significant morbidity by increasing the risk of various obesity-related medical conditions.

Manuel Uribe and Michael Hebranko and in previouse years Walter Hudson previously known as the heaviest/fattest men in the world, are examples of persons suffering from morbid obesity, widely popularized in the media.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Medical Mystery: Morbid Obesity", ABC News, January 17, 2007