Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumlation that may impair health that may impair health. The tool which is used to actually measure is Body Mass Index is a simple index of weight for height that is commonly used in classifying overweight and obesity in adult populations and individuals. It is defined as weight in kilograms divded by the square of the height in metres.
BMI provides the most useful population- level measure of obesity as it should be the same for both sexes and for all ages of adults, although it should be considered as rough guide because it may not correspond to the same degree in fatness in different individuals.
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