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today . As many as two thirds of

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american adults are considered

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overweight or obese ? Doctor Bethea .

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What's the difference between being

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overweight and being obese ? Well dr

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phillips , a general definition for

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obesity is when the amount of body

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weight due to the accumulation of fat

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leads to the risk of serious medical

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problems . On the other hand , an adult

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is considered overweight when they

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weigh more than what is considered to

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be healthy . It's important to note

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that like obesity , being overweight

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can lead to serious medical issues as

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well . The difference between being

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overweight and being obese is

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determined by body mass index or B . M .

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I . Using a formula that factors a

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person's weight to height ratio . This

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index provides a good estimate of body

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fat . Someone who is of a normal weight

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generally has a B . M . I . Of 18.5 to

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24.9 , which means that anything below

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18.5 is defined as underweight . On the

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other hand , someone who is overweight

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has the B . M . I of 25.0 to

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29.9 , While an Obese person has a Bmi

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of 30 and above . Obesity can be

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further broken down into three levels .

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Adults who are classified as obese

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level one have a b . M . I . Of 30.0 to

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34.9 . Those classified as obese level

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to have a b . m . 35.0 to

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39.9 adults with a b . M .

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I of over 40.0 are classified as obese

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level three . As the obesity

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classification level increases , the

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disease risk increases as well .