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Meanings of pre-obesity in English

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

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        Examples for "overweight"
        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