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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. research
  3. animal research
  4. biological properties and phenomena
  5. body weight
  6. overweight

Preferred term

overweight

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Weight in excess of the body weight required to maintain overall health. Often defined as a Body Mass Index greater or equal to 25 but less than 30.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18372

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