Am I obese or overweight?
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This may be a strange question but do many of us really know the answer? What is classed as obesity, or am I just overweight, and is there a difference?
By Justine Clarabut
The term ‘obese’ describes someone that is carrying excess body fat. Obesity is usually measured using a BMI (body mass index) calculation. The guide below shows the range of BMI scores which indicate whether you are a healthy weight, overweight or obese. BMI is a universally recognised method of working out if someone is...
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