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2. Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference? - AOL

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   Overweight vs. Obesity. The terms “obesity” and “overweight” are sometimes used interchangeably, but there are some key differences. To sort out the overweight versus obesity question ...

3. Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI ...

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   According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, ...

4. How much should you exercise to actually lose weight? - AOL

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   Researchers found that 30 minutes of aerobic exercise per week may enable adults who are overweight or have obesity to “slightly reduce” body weight. However, they found the “greatest ...

5. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80 percent of adults and about one-third of children now meet the clinical definition of overweight or obese. More Americans live with “extreme obesity“ than with breast cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and HIV put together.

6. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), the United States has the tenth highest rate in the world. The CDC defines an adult (a person aged 20 years or greater) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater as obese and an adult with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 as overweight. [4] Obesity in adults is divided into three ...

7. Overweight - Wikipedia

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   Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 or more, thus it includes pre-obesity defined as a BMI between 25 and 29.9 and obesity as defined by a BMI of 30 or more. [4] [5] Pre-obese and overweight however are often used interchangeably, thus giving overweight a common definition of a BMI of between 25 and 29.9. There are, however, several other ...

8. Diet and obesity - Wikipedia

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   Diet, specifically the Western Pattern Diet, plays an important role in the genesis of obesity.Personal choices, food advertising, social customs and cultural influences, as well as food availability and pricing all play a role in determining what and how much an individual eats.

9. The Average American Woman Weighs This Much - AOL

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   According to national surveys, about 42 percent of U.S. women have obesity and an additional 27 percent are overweight. Though the U.S. may be leading the charge, 1 in 8 adults around the world ...