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OWID: Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply

Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025), compiled by Our World in Data. 34,447 values; read with owid_series(slug='adult-obesity-vs-protei.

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