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Medical Case Studies
Overweight
Overweight
Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As much as 64% of the United States adult population is considered either overweight or obese, and this percentage has increased over the last four decades. Excess weight has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese. Increases have been observed across all age groups. A healthy body requires a minimum amount of fat for the proper functioning of the hormonal, reproductive, and immune systems, as thermal insulation, as shock absorption for sensitive areas, and as energy for future use...
Overweight - List of case studies
- Chromosome 22 micro-deletion syndrome
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oris muscle (DAOM), hands with tapering fingers, kyphosis, overweight. Given this is a striking clinical picture for a ... oris muscle (DAOM), hands with tapering fingers, kyphosis, overweight, depressive syndrome, pulmonary insufficiency, paranoid/ depressive ...
- Possible Anorexia, Vomiting, Failure to Gain Weight and Linear Growth Retardation
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She gradually gained weight to the extent of being overweight for her height. Laboratory evaluation revealed low absolute numbers ... She gradually gained weight to the extent of being overweight for her height. This would suggest that the patient may not have a ...
- Feeding problems, vomiting and short stature in prematurely born child
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She gradually gained weight to the extent of being overweight for her height and subsequently she was weaned from gastrostomy. She ... She gradually gained weight to the extent of being overweight for her height. This would suggest that she may not have a problem ...