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anorexia vs. obesity

anorexia
[an-uh-rek-see-uh] / ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə /

noun

  1. Psychiatry. anorexia nervosa.

  2. loss of appetite and inability to eat.

obesity
[oh-bee-si-tee] / oʊˈbi sɪ ti /
Sometimes obeseness

noun

  1. the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence.

    His obesity puts him at risk for major health problems.