The phrase "morbid obesity" means being extremely overweight to the point where it can seriously impact a person's health and quality of life. Full definition
A woman, age 48 years, with morbid obesity initiated exercise through a 6 - month exercise - support protocol based on social - cognitive and self - efficacy theory. (thepermanentejournal.org)
Moreover, in human blood cells of people suffering from morbid obesity and whose glucose metabolism was already disturbed, the researchers detected the same epigenetic modification in the human gene. (sciencedaily.com)
«We know that bariatric surgery is a cost - effective intervention for morbid obesity,» said Alexander McLawhorn, MD, a chief orthopedic surgery resident at HSS and study author. (sciencedaily.com)