By Quratulain Syedain, MD (Internist, New York)
Obesity refers to an excess of body fat. Obesity is defined in terms of body mass
index (BMI) measured as weight in k.g. divided by height in meter
square. For example a person weighs 61 k.g.(135 lbs) with height
5'8" which is 1.7 meter, so BMI is 61 / 1.7x1.7(2.89) = 21 k.g/m2. BMI between 18.5-24.9 is healthy
weight. Below 18.5 is underweight ,25-29.9 is over-weight and over 30 is
obesity. Over 40 is morbid obesity.
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