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The meaning of overweight vs. obesity

Medically reviewed by Roxana Ehsani, RD Key Takeaways BMI is a common method to define overweight and obesity.Obesity is a ...
People who were overweight as children but achieve a normal weight by young adulthood appear to have a long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) similar to what’s seen in people who were never ...