N.Y. Public Health Law § 262: Definitions

§ 262. Definitions. 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.