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.
1 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2014, and 13% were obese. 2  Most of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight.  41 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2014.