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What is over weight?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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That depends mainly on the height, and secondarily on a few other factors such as the gender. The commonly used measure nowadays is the BMI (body mass index); you can find an introduction in the link below:

A BMI from 25-30 is currently considered overweight, a BMI over 30 is considered obese.

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