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Overweight

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 24 Mar 2025

A person is considered overweight if he or she has a Body mass index greater than or equal to 25.

Pre-obesity is sometimes erroneously used interchangeably with overweight. Having overweight could mean either having pre-obesity or obesity. Having pre-obesity means having overweight but not obesity. 

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