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Meanings of overweight in English

Russian
избыточный вес
Portuguese
sobrepeso
Catalan
sobrepès
Spanish
sobrepeso
Wikidata

Having a Body Mass Index of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2.

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      избыточный вес
      Wikidata

      Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it.

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            Portuguese
            sobrepeso
            Catalan
            carnositat

            The property of excessive fatness.

                  sobrepeso

                  The state of a person having a body mass index between 25 and 30.

                        Usage of overweight in English
                        1
                        At least 40 million children over the age of five are overweight.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        However, overweight is not considered serious enough to jeopardize life as yet.
                        Quest for the well of souls
                        3
                        Five years ago 35 year old Sara Byers was unfit and overweight.
                        BBC
                        4
                        Interestingly, it hasn't always been the case that overweight people lived longer.
                        News.com.au
                        5
                        Conclusions: Simple traffic-light charts facilitate discussion of child overweight status with parents.
                        Pubmed
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                        Conclusions: GPs missed identifying a substantial proportion of overweight and obese patients.
                        Pubmed
                        7
                        Conclusions: Prenatal smoking exposure appears to increase rates of overweight in childhood.
                        Pubmed
                        8
                        During clinical practice, we often observe that patients seem to be overweight.
                        Pubmed
                        9
                        He was short, bald, and quite overweight, though he carried it well.
                        Pressure
                        10
                        Conclusions: Many families are willing to tackle childhood overweight with their GP.
                        Pubmed
                        11
                        Seven studies found that overweight children are more likely to skip breakfast.
                        BBC
                        12
                        Results: Participants were 200 adults who were overweight and taking antipsychotic agents.
                        Pubmed
                        13
                        Investors moved overweight in Korea for the first time in two years.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Relevant studies estimating the association among obesity, overweight and ASD were included.
                        Pubmed
                        15
                        She continued: Being overweight made me feel that I had lost myself.
                        News.com.au
                        16
                        Methods: Serum VEGF concentrations were measured in 38 overweight or obese subjects.
                        Pubmed
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