Stock photography picture of Overweight lady at picnic.

B2TNKN - Licenced Caption Overweight lady at picnic. Description Obesity is a disease in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected.[1] It is commonly defined as a body mass index (weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m2 or higher.[1] This distinguishes it from being overweight as defined by a BMI of between 25-29.9.[1] Many studies show an association between excessive body weight and various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.[2][3] As a result, obesity has been found to reduce life expectancy.[3] With rates of adult and childhood obesity increasing, authorities view it as a serious public health problem. Attempts to address it include population-wide measures to improve dietary choices and increase physical exercise.[4] Keywords vertical, obese, heavy, fat, overweight, person, woman, blond, white, Caucasian, redhead, condition, disease, excess, body, fat, image, red, halter, top