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Morbid obesity is a serious medical condition. If you are morbidly obese, it means that you are severely overweight, usually by at least 100 pounds. It also means that you have excessive amounts of body fat compared to health standards.
Knowing whether you are morbidly obese is important. This condition puts you at very high risk for a host of serious medical conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. Being morbidly obese may also hamper your ability to get around, expose you to possible discrimination or social stigma and may lower your self-esteem.
If you are morbidly obese, you should remember three important points:
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Morbid obesity is not a sign of weakness, laziness or gluttony. It is a serious medical condition with serious medical consequences. Current research suggests that many factors work together to influence your weight. These include your family history, eating habits as a child and adult, hormones and psychological factors;
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You are not alone. Approximately 66 percent of Americans are considered overweight, about 32 percent are considered obese, and about four percent are considered morbidly obese according to the Centers for Disease Control;
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