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obesity
Obesity is excess body fat. Because body fat is usually not measured, a ratio of body weight to height (see body mass index, or BMI, chart) is often used instead. It is defined as BMI. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Fitness
- Category: Weight loss
- Company: NIDDK
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