ABSTRACT
Excess body fat (more than 20% of the body weight as fat), accompanied by biomarkers of inflammation. Obesity may be the result of an interaction between genetics and lifestyle choices. There are social and cultural influences that can ensure or potentiate genetic tendencies to develop obesity. Anthropologists and medical historians have identified examples of cultural groups that consider excess body fat to be a mark of beauty as well as an indication of economic status within their society.
