overweight

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Being overweight or obese increases your risk for developing health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers.

From BBC

“Currently we are overweight U.S. equities in our tactical portfolio,” he concludes.

From MarketWatch

They remain overweight on tech media and telecom, utilities and defense, and expect banks and pharma to further outperform, though are neutral on broader financials and healthcare.

From MarketWatch

Investors should maintain a neutral stance on stocks, an overweight on government bonds and underweight on credit and cash holdings.

From MarketWatch

And obesity rates in children and adults show no signs of going down either, with nearly two-thirds of people in the UK overweight or obese.

From BBC