adult obesity

A generic term a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more in an adult (overweight in an adult is defined as an average BMI of ≥ 27.8 in men and 27.3 in women).

adult obesity

Public health Overweight in an adult, defined as an average body-mass index of ≥ 27.8 in ♂ and 27.3 in ♀. See Morbid obesity, Obesity. Cf Childhood obesity.

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Released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August, the study found that as of 2009, no state had met the 2010 national goal of lowering adult obesity prevalence to 15 percent.

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