Public Health Law § 262 · Title 5. Obesity Prevention Act
Definitions
Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 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.
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