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Is There an Obesity Paradox

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Obese people have excess body fat. Overweight people have excess weight (weight includes bone, fat and muscle). Currently overweight and obesity are defined by body mass index (BMI: weight in Kg/height in meters squared, kg/m2). In adults, overweight is defined as a BMI of 25-29.9 kg/m2; obesity is defined as a BMI >30 kg/m2. Other less commonly used indices, but possibly with more predictive power, include waist circumference, waste-to-hip ratio, weight-to-height ratio and body fat.

Source: Hospital chronicles/Hospital Chronicles

Author: Athanasios I. Triantafyllou

Institution: Evangelismos Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1598766126

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