As of 2020, over 41 percent of adult women were overweight in France. During that year, around 52 percent of French women had a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9, which the index classifies as not overweight. Nonetheless, 17.4 percent of adult women fell under the obesity classification: a BMI of at least 30.
Distribution of the adult female population by body mass index (BMI) in France in 2020
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Fondation Roche. (August 1, 2021). Distribution of the adult female population by body mass index (BMI) in France in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368166/distribution-of-the-adult-french-female-population-by-body-mass-index/
Fondation Roche. "Distribution of the adult female population by body mass index (BMI) in France in 2020." Chart. August 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368166/distribution-of-the-adult-french-female-population-by-body-mass-index/
Fondation Roche. (2021). Distribution of the adult female population by body mass index (BMI) in France in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368166/distribution-of-the-adult-french-female-population-by-body-mass-index/
Fondation Roche. "Distribution of The Adult Female Population by Body Mass Index (Bmi) in France in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368166/distribution-of-the-adult-french-female-population-by-body-mass-index/
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