3What is Morbid Obesity?
As dangerous as obesity is, morbid obesity is more dangerous, and it can lead to life-threatening conditions. A person is said to be morbidly obese when he or she has a weight 100 pounds over ideal body weight or when he or she has a body mass index of 40 or more. With morbid obesity, the risk of heart diseases and some types of cancer significantly increases.[3]
