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[Graphic News] 1 in 4 Seoul citizens obese

By Korea Herald

Published : June 27, 2013 - 22:34

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Nearly 25 percent of adult citizens in Seoul were found to be obese in 2012, with the proportion on the rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey of 23,165 citizens aged 19 or older. Korea considers people obese when their body mass index measurement exceeds 25 and with extreme obese when their BMI exceeds 30.