Overweight

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A status with body weight that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of body mass index, overweight is defined as having a bmi of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (adipose tissue), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".
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