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Sign in to saveBeing overweight is having more body fat than is considered healthy. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies people as overweight when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is between ; BMIs above are defined as obese. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary.
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- The overweight range according to the body mass index (BMI) is the area on the chart where BMI > 25.
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Being overweight is having more body fat than is considered healthy. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies people as overweight when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is between ; BMIs above are defined as obese. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary.
, high BMIs reached high proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being considered overweight or obese. In 2013, this increased to more than 2 billion. Increases have been observed across all age groups.