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S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/ (last access: 23 October 2014); NIH – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity (last access: 17 December 2024).
N: 1. overweight (adj.): “in excess of proper or ordinary weight,” 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, “obesity” from 1917.
2. overweight, Body weight greater than the optimum. If moderate, it is not necessarily obesity, particularly in muscular or large-boned persons, but even small reductions in excess weight can improve health. An increasing proportion (more than one-third by some estimates) of the U.S. population is currently overweight, and health problems associated with it are increasing. The long-term effectiveness of diet programs and products in combating overweight is doubtful. Better approaches include educational and preventive efforts starting in childhood, and reduction of food intake (especially fat) combined with exercise.
3. Hygiene and Health; Dietetics : overweight, preobesity (rare).
- An excess of body weight but not necessarily body fat [characterized by] a body mass index of 25 to 29.9 kg/m².
- Since the mid-seventies, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased sharply for both adults and children. … overweight … increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following: hypertension; dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides); type 2 diabetes; coronary heart disease; stroke; gallbladder disease; osteoarthritis; sleep apnea and respiratory problems; some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon). … Overweight is a risk factor for health conditions such as diabetes and is associated with problems such as poor self-esteem.
- overweight: This term, which refers to an intermediate weight category that falls between normal and obesity, is also used to refer to the condition of any person whose body mass index is more than 25 kg/m², including obesity.
4. Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight.
5. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.
S: 1. Etymonline – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=overweight&searchmode=none (last access: 23 October 2014). 2. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1522401/overweight (last access: 17 December 2024). 3. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 17 December 2024). 4 & 5. WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/ (last access: 23 October 2014).
SYN: preobesity (rare).
S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 17 December 2024).
CR: body mass index, disease, disorder, obesity, stoutness, syndrome.
