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Overweight and obesity are very common and serious
conditions that widely raise concerns about how to lose weight. Overweight and
obesity are characterized by excessive amount of body fat and increase in size.
Generally, obesity results from inherited factors combined with the environment
and personal diet and exercise choices. These conditions increase your risk of various
health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and
certain cancers as well as metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and sleep
disorders, so weight loss options should be considered to address the obesity issue.
Obesity is diagnosed when your body mass index (BMI) is 30 or higher. The body
mass index is determined by dividing your weight in pounds by your height in
inches squared and multiply by 703. Alternatively, BMI can be calculated by
dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared.
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