"weight" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Overweight in this case means being about 20 percent or more above a person's desirable weight.
- In fact, being overweight can make you more likely to develop high blood pressure than if you are at your desirable weight.
- The most desirable weight for a fully developed male is from 33-40 pounds, females weighing proportionately less.
- Overweight means about 20 percent or more above a person's desirable weight on standard weight tables.
- Surveys from 1976 until 1980 found a quarter of Americans overweight, defined as 20 percent or more above desirable weights.
- "So I believe the upward trend in desirable weights is not justified."
- Most people with binge-eating disorder are either overweight or obese, defined as being 20% to 30% above their desirable weight.
- Being overweight can make you two to six times more likely to develop high blood pressure than if you are at your desirable weight.
- For purposes of the study, obesity was defined as being 20 percent or more above a person's desirable weight.
- The reasons for the gain - obesity means 20 percent or more above desirable weight - are not understood.
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