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Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. The most common tool to scientifically identify it is figuring out one's BMI (body mass index).

Finger [1]4 years ago

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Obesity is the condition of being grossly fat or overweight, and the most common tool to diagnose it is BMI, the Body Mass Index.

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