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    overweight

    adjective

    • 1. above a weight considered normal or desirable: "she was a stone overweight"
    • 2. having more investment in a particular area than is normal or desirable: "two of the top three overweight sectors in the US market"

    noun

    • 1. excessive or extra weight: "surgical procedures for overweight"

    verb

    • 1. put too much weight on; overload: "try not to overweight the boxes"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ObesityObesity - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg/m 2; the range 25–30 kg/m 2 is defined as overweight. Some East Asian countries use lower values to calculate obesity.

  3. www.britannica.com › science › obesityObesity | Definition, Causes, Health Effects, & Facts |...

    4 days ago · Obesity was traditionally defined as an increase in body weight that was greater than 20 percent of an individual’s ideal body weight—the weight associated with the lowest risk of death, as determined by certain factors, such as age, height, and gender.

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  5. www.aihw.gov.au › reports › overweight-obesityOverweight and obesity - Australian Institute of Health and...

    Jun 17, 2024 · Overweight and obesity refers to excess body weight, which is a risk factor for many chronic conditions and higher rates of death. Learn how common, how it varies by population groups, and how it changes over time in Australia.

  6. www.britannica.com › science › body-mass-indexBody mass index (BMI) | Definition, Formula, Chart, & Facts

    Jun 23, 2024 · Body mass index (BMI), an estimate of total body fat. The BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres: weight/height2 = BMI. This number, which is central to determining whether an individual is clinically defined as obese, parallels fatness but is not a.

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  7. www.aihw.gov.au › reports › overweight-obesityOverweight and obesity - Australian Institute of Health and...

    Jun 17, 2024 · Overweight or obesity is the second leading risk factor (after tobacco use) for many preventable chronic conditions, such as heart disease, some cancers and type@2 diabetes. More Australians in...

  8. www.buoyhealth.com › weight-management › morbid-obesity-bmiUnderstanding Morbid Obesity: BMI Classification, Causes,...

    Jul 1, 2024 · BMI indicates whether an individual's weight is within a healthy range or if they are underweight, overweight, or obese. Around 9% of adults in the US were experiencing morbid obesity between 2017 and 2018. Morbid obesity results from genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.

  9. oar.a-star.edu.sg › jspui › handleThe epidemiology of obesity - A*STAR OAR

    Jun 17, 2024 · Body mass index (BMI) is typically used to define overweight and obesity in epidemiological studies. However, BMI has low sensitivity and there is a large inter-individual variability in the percent body fat for any given BMI value, partly attributed to age, sex, and ethnicity.