# obesity

Pronunciation: say "oh-BEE-si-tee" US /oʊˈbisɪti/, UK /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/, AUS /ə(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/

## Noun

1. The condition of carrying an excessive amount of body fat, often to a degree that threatens health.
   - Simple: Having far too much body fat, in a way that can harm your health.
   - _The clinic offers programs to help patients manage obesity through diet and exercise._
   - _Childhood obesity has become a major public health concern in many countries._

## Origin

From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus ("fat"); by surface analysis, obese plus the suffix -ity.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/obesity (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).