severely+obese

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= Definition: = A child whose BMI-for-age is at or above the 99th percentile. HGD Chapter 9 p. 220

= Examples: = Those whose BMIs are above the 99th percentile are classified as severly obese. Children are severely obese because of over consumption of fatty foods such as fast food and snacks. Eating too much of anything can be very unhealthy.

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= Analogies: = Obesity is to United States as hunger is to Haiti.

= Mnemonics: = Causes of obesity.

O- over eating

B- big fatty burgers

E- eating too much

S- stress

E- eating out too much

=In the News:= [] Obese children are prone to gallstones. Gallstones are in the bladder and look like small pebbles. They are formed when vile in the gall bladder hardens. Gallbladder is a small sac-like structure that is located below the liver. It's very painful and in some cases you may need surgery.

[] There has been a debate over where to serve school breakfasts. Some school officials are worried that it will increase childhood obesity because childhood obesity is on the rise. The officials want to make sure that we don't encourage the rise of obesity in the United States.

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