Morbid obesity, also known as clinically severe obesity, is an abnormal obesity defined as the condition of having body weight over 100 lbs over an ideal body weight or having a body mass index of 40 or higher.^[1]

The term reflects the fact that this kind of obesity becomes associated with significant morbidity by increasing the risk of various obesity-related medical conditions.

Manuel Uribe and Michael Hebranko and in previouse years Walter Hudson previously known as the heaviest/fattest men in the world, are examples of persons suffering from morbid obesity, widely popularized in the media.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Medical Mystery: Morbid Obesity", ABC News, January 17, 2007