overweight individual

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overweight
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈweɪt/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈweɪt/
fat:
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition ofoverweightandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not believe, however, that imposing restrictions on the food producers alone will result in a reduction in the number of overweight individuals.
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Many laboratory studies showed that overweight individuals are more emotionally reactive and are more likely to overeat when distressed than people of normal weight.
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In 2007, analysts sampled 135 scenes featuring overweight individuals from popular television programs and movies and coded for anti-fat humor.
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Similar findings have been found with overweight individuals feeling they are being stereotyped.
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Reviews of the experimental evidence suggest that soft drink consumption does cause weight gain, but the effect is often small except for overweight individuals.
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Generally, the index is suitable for recognizing trends within sedentary or overweight individuals because there is a smaller margin for errors.
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Furthermore, these modeling effects have been reported across a range of diverse demographics, affecting both normal-weight and overweight individuals, as well as both dieters and non-dieters.
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