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About Obesity

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What is a Healthy Weight?

Obesity is a biological, preventable, and treatable disease. Obesity is not a condition, a character flaw, a consequence of poor will power, or anyone’s fault. Contributing factors to obesity include heredity and one’s environment. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.

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