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.
Note that the heart walls (muscle) are much thicker (hypertrophied) in the HCM heart. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium) becomes abnormally thick (hypertrophied). The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy often goes undiagnosed because many people with the disease have few, if any, symptoms and can lead normal lives with no significant problems.