Inflammation of the peritoneum is called peritonitis. The inflammation is caused by a fungal or bacterial infection, usually due to an injury to your abdomen, an underlying medical condition, or a treatment device, such as a dialysis catheter or feeding tube.
Obesity is common, serious and costly. More than one-third of U.S. adults (34.9% or 78.6 million) are obese. Adult Obesity Facts.
In fact, the formal definitions of âoverweight,â âobeseâ and âvery obeseâ were themselves based on these BMI studies. However, BMI is not always accurate. It overestimates body fat in people with a lot of muscle mass, and tends to underestimate it in elderly people (who often lose muscle mass).