At the study's start in 1996, just 1% of the teens, or 79, were severely obese.

Sixty of those, or 70.5%, remained severely obese in adulthood.

Less than 5% of those who were at a normal weight as teens became severely obese as young adults, she found.

Severely obese people experience what is called adverse "cardiac remodeling," Litwin says.

You are severely obese, with a BMI of 50 or higher.

This surgery may have the additional benefit of reducing the death rate from all causes by up to 40% in severely obese people.

The 1-year study of low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets included people who were severely obese.

For the severely obese, though, cremation may not be an option.

The disorder is even more common in people who are severely obese.

There were overweight people but the severely obese person was rare to see.