As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 'Obesity' means the condition in which a person's body mass index is at least thirty kilograms per meter squared, or where a person's body mass index is at least twenty-seven kilograms per meter squared and the person suffers from one or more of the following conditions or diseases: 1. Type II diabetes; 2. Impaired glucose tolerance; 3. Hyperinsulinemia; 4. Dyslipidemia; 5. Hypertension; 6. Cardiovascular disease; 7. Cerebrovascular disease; 8. Osteoarthritis of the hips or knees; 9. Sleep apnea; 10. Gastric reflux disease; or 11. Gall bladder disease.
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