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اضافه وزن
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Also known as over-weight, fat

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.

Key facts

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Overweight
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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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Endocrinology

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
syndrome
Subclass of
overnutrition
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opposite of
underweight
Commons category
Obesity
health specialty
endocrinology
ICPC 2 ID
T83
hashtag
fat
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