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Definition of Obesity: More than half of the U.S. population is overweight. But being obese is different from being overweight. An individual is considered obese when weight is 20% (25% in women) or more over the maximum desirable for their height. When an adult is more than 100 pounds overweight, it is considered morbid obesity.

Obesity is also defined as a BMI (body mass index) over 30 kg/m2. Patients with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight, but not obese. See also diet and calories.

See also: Weight Loss

Drugs (by generic name) associated with Obesity

The following drugs and medications are in some way related to, or used in the treatment of Obesity. This service should be used as a supplement to, and NOT a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners.


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Obesity Medications in the Pipeline

Zimulti (rimonabant)

Latest Obesity Blog Post

More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts
TUESDAY, July 28 -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts reported at a national conference Tuesday in Washington, DC. "To put...

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