Metabolically healthy obesity

Human body weight
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Medical concepts Adipose tissue Classification of obesity Exercise paradox Genetics of obesity Metabolic syndrome (Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome) Metabolically healthy obesity Obesity paradox Set point theory
Measurements Body adiposity index Body mass index Body roundness index Body fat percentage Body Shape Index Corpulence index Lean body mass Relative Fat Mass Waist–hip ratio Waist-to-height ratio
Related conditions Diabetes (Type 1) Eating disorder (Anorexia • Bulimia • Binge eating disorder) Food addiction Hyperthyroidism Malnutrition RED-S Starvation (Starvation response) PCOS
Obesity-associated morbidity Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Fatty liver disease GERD Gynecomastia Heart disease Hypertension Obesity and cancer Osteoarthritis Prediabetes Sleep apnea Type 2 diabetes
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Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is a disputed research concept primarily used in epidemiological studies to describe individuals with body mass index (BMI) values in the obese range who do not exhibit metabolic complications commonly associated with obesity. It is not recognized as a distinct clinical diagnosis, and being classified as MHO does not imply that an individual is medically unhealthy or requires treatment.