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OVERWEIGHT ANDOBESITY

Being overweight means having body weight higher than what is standard for your height and bone structure. When one consumes more calories than one can burn, the body stores the extra calories as fat. Hence,

the energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories burned leads to the accumulation of body fat. Accumula- tion of body fat can result in the medical condition called obesity. Overweight and obese people are most likely to suffer from bone and joint problems, heart diseases, and sleep disorders.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

ACCUMULATION: the amount of something that collects over time BLOOD PRESSURE: the force with which blood flows from the heart throughout the body CALORIE: a unit measuring how much energy one gets from food SEDENTARY: describes someone who is not very active

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