overweight

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

Medical condition (new).name: Overweight
Medical condition (new).image: Body mass index chart.svg
Medical condition (new).caption: The overweight range according to the body mass index (BMI) is the area on the chart where BMI > 25.
Medical condition (new).field: Endocrinology

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Research

350,791 papers

The Overweight and Obese Patient in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery: A Narrative Review.Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2023
Overweight and pregnancy complications.International journal of obesity · 1988
Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017
Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges.Annals of internal medicine · 2023
Overweight and obesity: time to reconsider their role in heart failure.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2021

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Obesity
ICPC 2 ID: T83
hashtag: fat

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Contents

Classification
Health effects
Causes
Treatment
Epidemiology
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, 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.