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Understanding Obesity: Causes and Effects by Mrsajje is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document provides definitions and information about obesity: 1. Obesity is defined as an increase in weight of over 10% above "normal" due to fat deposition in the body. Standard weight tables are used but are not always reliable. 2. From a metabolic perspective, all obesity has a common cause of taking in more calories than are used. Reasons for differences in calorie usage between individuals are often unknown. 3. Most obesity is caused by overeating due to emotional, familial, metabolic and gen

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Mrsajje

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