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Overweight

Known as: Sovrappeso(BMI <30), GEHIEGIZKO PISUA(BMI<30), Excesso de peso (IMC <30) 
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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Abnormal weight gain
Body WeightHYPOTHYROIDISM, CENTRAL, AND TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENTIn BloodMATURITY-ONSET DIABETES OF THE YOUNG, TYPE 11

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2012
2012
The Prevalence of High Blood Pressure and Its Relationship with Anthropometric Indicators; a Population Based Study in Fars Province, IR Iran
Background: The burden of non-communicable diseases is rising globally. The present study was carried out to examine the… 
2011
2011
Technology: The Problem or the Solution to Childhood Obesity.
One-third of the population of US children is considered obese and two-thirds of the adult population falls into the same… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
BODY WEIGHT AND WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION
Objective: To understand prognostic significance of white coat hypertension (WCH), and any its association with excess weight… 
2006
2006
Role of Body Fat and Body Shape on Judgment of Female Health and Attractiveness: An Evolutionary Perspective
The main aim of this paper is to present an evolutionary perspective for why women’s attractiveness is assigned a great… 
2001
2001
Weight loss in overweight subjects following low-sucrose or sucrose-containing diets
OBJECTIVES: To compare the response by overweight individuals, counselled in a work environment, to energy-reduced diets in which… 
1987
1987
Alcohol, calorie intake, and adiposity in overweight men.
The relation of alcohol use to calorie intake and adiposity was studied in 155 non-smoking, overweight men. Alcohol use and… 
1986
1986
Normal and overweight adults: perceived weight and health behavior characteristics.
Perceived weight, perceived health status, health conception, and health behavior choices were studied in 33 normal weight and 26… 
1985
1985
Serum Lipoprotein and Lipoprotein Lipase in Overweight, Type II Diabetics during and after Supplemented Fasting
Poorly controlled, obese, Type II diabetics were studied before, during, and 3 months after a weight reduction program that used… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Restraint theory and its applicability to overweight individuals.
Review
1977
Review
1977
Adolescent health concerns, problems, and patterns of utilization in a triethnic urban population.
All aspects of health (concerns, perceived adequacy of knowledge, problems, sources of care, and utilization of health care…