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Overweight refers to increased body weight in relation to height, when compared to some standard of acceptable or desirable weight
64 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or
obese
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2000
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Obesity is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass.
Individuals with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight, while individuals with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese.BMI is a common measure expressing the relationship (or ratio) of
weight-to-height.The BMI is more highly correlated with body fat than any other indicator of height and weight.
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BMI = body weight in kilograms / (body height in meters)2
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