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Obesity
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by excessive adiposity which represents a hazard to health
The body mass index, or BMI is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if your weight is healthy.
The BMI calculation divides an adult's weight, expressed in kilograms, by their height, in meters squared. For example, a BMI of 25 means 25 kg per meter squared of body surface.
A normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9 and a BMI between 25 and 30 usually indicates being overweight.
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