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obesity
A medical term for severe overweight or obesity, characterized by an increase in body fat beyond the normal level.
Adipositas gilt als Risikofaktor für zahlreiche Krankheiten wie Diabetes und Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen.
Obesity is considered a risk factor for numerous diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
'Adipositas' (obesity) is the medical term for obesity. You find this word especially in medical diagnoses, scientific texts, and health guides.
Der Arzt diagnostizierte bei dem Patienten Adipositas Grad II.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with grade II obesity.
Since obesity is a disease, 'Adipositas' (obesity) is very often combined with the verb 'leiden' (to suffer) and the preposition 'an' (from). The fixed expression is 'an Adipositas leiden' (to suffer from obesity).
Immer mehr Kinder und Jugendliche leiden an Adipositas.
More and more children and adolescents suffer from obesity.
As the name of a medical condition, 'Adipositas' (obesity) is an uncountable noun (singulare tantum). It is therefore always used in the singular and has no plural form.
Die Prävention von Adipositas beginnt bereits im Kindesalter.
The prevention of obesity begins as early as childhood.
excess weight / predominance
Übergewicht is the general term for body weight above the normal or healthy range. Adipositas is the medical term for a severe manifestation involving a clearly increased amount of body fat. Therefore, not every case of Übergewicht is Adipositas.
Die Ärztin stellt bei der Untersuchung eine schwere Adipositas fest.
During the examination, the doctor found that the patient had severe obesity.
Die Ärztin stellt bei der Untersuchung leichtes Übergewicht fest.
During the examination, the doctor found that the patient was slightly overweight.
