Blackstone, formerly named Blacks and White, and Bellefonte, is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census.
Morbid Obesity is a diagnosed condition in which the body weight exceeds the medically recommended weight by either 100 pounds or is twice the medically recommended weight in the most recent Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. tables for a person of the same height, age and mobility as the Eligible Member.
A widely accepted definition of obesity is body weight that is 20% or more in excess of ideal weight:height ratio according to actuarial tables. By this definition, 34% of adults in the U.S. are obese.ypertrophic obesity â Excessive weight gain in adulthood, characterized by expansion of already existing fat cells. Ideal weight â Weight corresponding to the lowest death rate for individuals of a specific height, gender, and age.