Symptom: Obesity

Obesity: Excessive body weight especially fat.
Introduction: Excess body weight can indicate obesity as an independent condition. Obesity can also arise due to various underlying conditions. Excess weight or unexplained weight gain need careful professional medical attention for correct diagnosis.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Obesity:

Medical conditions causing symptom: Obesity (29 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Obesity (8 conditions)

Disease information: see also Obesity condition information

Causes of Obesity (33 conditions)

Risk Factors for Obesity

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Types of Obesity: weight gain (29)
Symptoms related to Obesity: weight gain (29), tallness (8)
Obesity type of: Weight gain (29)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Conditions listing symptoms: Obesity: The following list of conditions have 'Obesity' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Autoimmune thyroid diseases ... weight gain

B

Binge eating disorder ... obesity, overweight

Bipolar disorder ... weight gain

C

Cancer ... Unexplained weight gain

Congestive Heart Failure ... weight gain

Cushing's syndrome ... extreme weight gain, upper body obesity

D

Depression ... weight gain

Depressive disorders ... weight gain

Diabetes ... Weight gain

Dilated cardiomyopathy ... abnormal weight gain

Dysthymia ... weight gain

E

Eating disorders ... Obesity, Weight gain

Eclampsia ... weight gain

H

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... weight gain

Heart failure ... abnormal weight gain

Hyperthyroidism ... weight gain

K

Klinefelter syndrome ... rounded body type, overweight

L

Lupus nephritis ... weight gain

M

Masculinisation ... weight gain

McCune-Albright Syndrome ... weight gain

Menopause ... Weight gain

Metabolic Syndrome ... Obesity, abdominal obesity

Myxedema ... weight gain

O

Ovarian Cancer ... weight gain

P

Polycystic ovary syndrome ... obesity, weight gain

Postpartum depression ... weight gain

Premenstrual syndrome ... weight gain

T

Thyroid disorders ... weight gain

Type 2 diabetes ... Weight gain

Conditions listing complications: Obesity: The following list of conditions have 'Obesity' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.