According to the research done by the WHO in the year 2008, approximately 1.4 billion people were overweight, out of which around 200 million men and 300 million women were in the category of obese. There is a difference between overweight and obese. If a person is having a BMI (Body mass index) greater than or equal 25 and less than 30, then he/she fall in the category of overweight. If a person is having a BMI greater than or equal to 30, then he/she fall in the category of obese.
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According to the research done by the WHO in the year 2008, approximately 1.4 billion people were overweight, out of which around 200 million men and 300 million women were in the category of obese. There is a difference between overweight and obese. If a person is having a BMI (Body mass index) greater than or equal 25 and less than 30, then he/she fall in the category of overweight. If a person is having a BMI greater than or equal to 30, then he/she fall in the category of obese.
To know about BMI :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index