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Use profile · Metabolic & endocrine

Obesity

An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness.

Condition Or SymptomDOID:9970Traditional documentation
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What the index means by Obesity.

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Obesity”. It does not show that the source used modern diagnostic criteria or that the plant was effective.

Use this page as a research index. Persistent, severe, unexplained or worsening symptoms need appropriate clinical assessment.

23plant associations for Obesity
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