What are overweight and obesity?
The standardized definition of BMI and waist circumference, their prevalence worldwide, why people gain weight, and the limits of BMI alone.
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Our articles on overweight, obesity, and their management.
← Back to the "Am I overweight or obese?" testThe complications of obesity, beyond weight itself
Metabolic syndrome, the liver, joints, sleep apnea, cancers, fertility: obesity's complications go well beyond weight, and can be screened for.
Read →Obesity and cardiovascular risk
How obesity acts directly on the heart and blood vessels, the role of abdominal fat, what current treatments show, and the benefit of modest weight loss.
Read →Losing weight for good: what actually works
Why restrictive diets often fail, what the science confirms over the long term, medications and bariatric surgery, and the pitfalls to avoid.
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