obese individual

collocation in English

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obese
adjective
uk
/əʊˈbiːs/us
/oʊˈbiːs/
extremely fat in a way that is dangerous ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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A panniculus complicates surgery of the morbidlyobeseindividual.
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Surgical treatment may be appropriate for severely obese individuals, but only after other treatment attempts have failed.
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Using a simple method (glucose tolerance test) it is possible to identify the obese individuals who are particularly at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
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Altogether these high correlations in humans and rodents between leptin concentrations and fat content indicate a high insensitivity to endogenous leptin in obese individuals.
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The number of obese individuals (both adults and children) has increased rapidly during the past 20 years.
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It typically occurs in very obese individuals with short, heavy-set necks and has been related to intermittent upper airway obstruction during sleep.
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It should be mentioned that although adipocyte-secreted leptin is pro-inflammatory and increases in obese individuals, conversely, adiponectin is anti-inflammatory and decreases with both obesity and age.
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That means that obese individuals did not tend to eat more while having meals; rather, the amount of snacks they ate between meals was greater.
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In overweight or obese individuals the body places more weight on the knee joint.
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Binge-eaters, obese individuals and those with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa scored higher than restrictive type and normal weight college students.
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The main treatment modalities for overweight and obese individuals remain dieting and physical exercise.
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Correction formulae are used for overweight and obese individuals.
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Another review found that metabolically-healthy obesity is an important, emerging phenotype with risks somewhere intermediate between healthy, normal weight and unhealthy, obese individuals.
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However, there is also evidence that obese individuals are less responsive to changes in the price of food than normal-weight individuals.
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Focusing on obesity, it has been found that obese individuals have more negative attitudes towards high-fat foods than a normal weight control group.
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Plantar fasciitis is most common in runners, obese individuals, women who are pregnant and those who wear shoes with inadequate heel support.
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Furthermore, it was consistently found that obese individuals experience negative emotions more frequently and more intensively than do normal weight persons.
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She is also eager to stamp out negative stereotypes regarding obese individuals.
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