Being overweight is a problem today. I often feel that way. It is having more body fat than you need to be healthy.
I agree but I dont know much about it
Being overweight is more common in places where food is in abundance, like in the US.
Yeah in the U.S we do consume more than we should.
Being overweight you would have a BMI of 25 or more. I often worry about that.
I dont know how BMI is calculated, I really hope I am not on the bad end of that.
Body mass index
Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is universally expressed in units of kg/m, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in metres.
The BMI may also be determined using a table or chart which displays BMI as a function of mass and height using contour lines or colours for different BMI categories, and which may use
Overweight
Being overweight or fat is having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary.
, excess weight reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese. In 2013 this increased to more than 2 billion. Increases have been observed across all age groups.
A healthy body requires a minimum amount of fat for proper functioning of the hormonal, reproductive, and immune systems, as thermal insulation, as shock