noun · formal

obesity

/əˈbiːsəti/o·BI·si·ty

Band 6-7speakingtask2

A medical condition in which a person has too much body fat, increasing the risk of health problems.

Examples

Childhood obesity is a growing concern in many developed countries.

Policies that improve access to healthy food can help reduce obesity rates.

Obesity increases the likelihood of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Band 8 sentence

Addressing rising levels of obesity requires not only individual lifestyle changes but also public policies that make healthy food affordable and cities more walkable.

Collocations

  • childhood obesity
  • obesity epidemic
  • rates of obesity

Word family

obese adjectiveobesity nounobeseness / obesely (rare) noun / adverb

Common mistakes

He is obesity.He is obese.

She got obesity last year.She became obese last year.

very fat = obesityHe is very overweight / He is obese.

Say it for a higher band

5fat6overweight7+obesity

Synonyms

overweight

corpulence

Easily confused

overweight

I'm slightly overweight after working from home all winter, so I've started walking every morning.

obese

The doctor told him he is obese and needs a structured plan to reduce his risk of heart disease.

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