Obesity - more than average fatness
Many believe that obesity creates a major impact on our health.
Accumulate - collect or gather; get or gather together
He liked to accumulate rocks, bottles, and other odd things he'd find.
He liked to accumulate rocks, bottles, and other odd things he'd find.
Mass - gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole, a large number or amount or extent
The mass of the block was more than the foam, even though they were equal size.
The mass of the block was more than the foam, even though they were equal size.
Disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Not every contagious infection is a disease.
Not every contagious infection is a disease.
Diet - the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods); the usual food and drink consumed by an organism
For some, a diet is hard, so they try and eat less than normal.
For some, a diet is hard, so they try and eat less than normal.
Prevalence - the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
The idea had prevalence in normal society.
The idea had prevalence in normal society.
Stigma - a symbol of disgrace or infamy
The feeling was his stigma, and he was ashamed of it.
The feeling was his stigma, and he was ashamed of it.
Prevent(able) - prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; keep from happening or arising; make impossible
The police were able to prevent the man from jumping off the bridge.
The police were able to prevent the man from jumping off the bridge.
Adolescent - in the state of development between puberty and maturity
Most would consider people under 18, an adolescent.
Most would consider people under 18, an adolescent.
Cardiovascular - of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
Everyone has a cardiovascular system.
Everyone has a cardiovascular system.
Excessive - beyond normal limits; unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Her spending was excessive, she had a hard time fitting all her shoes in her closet.
Mechanism - the technical aspects of doing something
His reasons, the mechanism of his position, and his pride let him fall.
Sedentary - requiring sitting or little activity
He lived a sedentary lifestyle, which led to his weight gain.
Predispose - make susceptible
The predispose of her illness as a child would later effect her again in the future.
Syndrome - a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Down Syndrome, a condition you can be born with, affects the brain causing intellectual impairment.
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