Miriam Janet Cervantes López, Alma Alicia Peña Maldonado, Raúl De León Escobedo, Arturo Llanes Castillo, Guadalupe Esmeralda Rivera García
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Overweight and obesity, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), are defined as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that can harm health. The body mass index (BMI) is a simple index that Commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. Overweight is a BMI greater than or equal to 25 and obesity is a BMI greater than or equal to 30; Mexicans face a high risk of cardiovascular diseases due to a high prevalence of risk factors such as obesity, due to their unhealthy lifestyles.