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.
Some recent WHO global estimates follow. 1  In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight. Of these over 600 million adults were obese. 2  Overall, about 13% of the worldâs adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014.