70.9% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Of that, 97% is in the Earth's oceans, 2.4% are in polar ice caps and glaciers, and the remaining 0.6% is in the land surfaceâ¦ water areas of the Earth.
Hypertrophic obesity is excessive weight gain in adulthood. Hypertrophic is when the fat cells get bigger. This is as opposed to Hyperplastic obesity, which is the gaining of fat cells. The latter only occurs during childhood, or if the person gains a lot of weight fast.
By Mark Perry | Hypertension | Rating: Obesity is the increase in the body fat and occurs in both the sexes and can affect any age group. There are several factors which are associated with increasing the amount of body fat that results in obesity. Weight gain occurs when one eats more calories than your body uses.