Stock Photo - OBESITY, ILLUSTRATION<BR>Obesity is a state of being overweight due to an increase in the body fat mass. A person is said to be obese when body fat mass exceeds 20% of total body weight in men or 30% in women. Several factors favor obesity: calorie intake greater than energy expenditure, genetic factors, environmental factors. In android obesity, the fat mass is distributed over the upper part of the body. In gynoid obesity, the fat mass is situated more on the lower part of the body. When both types of distribution are present, one can speak of mixed obesity.

Stock Photo: OBESITY, ILLUSTRATION<BR>Obesity is a state of being overweight due to an increase in the body fat mass. A person is said to be obese when body fat mass exceeds.

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