collocation · academic
suffer from obesity
UK/ˈsʌfə frɒm əʊˈbiːsɪti/US/ˈsʌfər frəm oʊˈbiːsəti/SUF·fer from o·BES·i·ty
to have obesity, a medical condition of excessive body fat that affects health
Examples
“Many countries face public-health challenges because citizens suffer from obesity.”
“Children who suffer from obesity are at higher risk of diabetes.”
“Campaigns often target people who suffer from obesity with lifestyle advice.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective policy must address why certain demographics suffer from obesity and lack access to healthy food.”
Collocations
- suffer from childhood obesity
- suffer from severe obesity
Word family
Common mistakes
have obesity→suffer from obesity / be obese
suffer obesity→suffer from obesity
Say it for a higher band
5be fat→6be obese→7+suffer from obesity
Synonyms
be obese
Easily confused
be obese
“A significant proportion of the population is obese due to poor diets.”
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