{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-262","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 262","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 262. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context\notherwise requires:\n  \"Obesity\" means the condition in which a person's body mass index is\nat least thirty kilograms per meter squared, or where a person's body\nmass index is at least twenty-seven kilograms per meter squared and the\nperson suffers from one or more of the following conditions or diseases:\n  1. Type II diabetes;\n  2. Impaired glucose tolerance;\n  3. Hyperinsulinemia;\n  4. Dyslipidemia;\n  5. Hypertension;\n  6. Cardiovascular disease;\n  7. Cerebrovascular disease;\n  8. Osteoarthritis of the hips or knees;\n  9. Sleep apnea;\n  10. Gastric reflux disease; or\n  11. Gall bladder disease.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 2. The Department of Health","Title 5*. Obesity Prevention Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/262","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"10f37a017ffc033f1ffe7923701b473581f829b41697922507c98e0593e6ec0d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-261","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}