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2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

3. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), the United States has the tenth highest rate in the world. The CDC defines an adult (a person aged 20 years or greater) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater as obese and an adult with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 as overweight. [4]

4. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg/m 2; the range 25–30 kg/m 2 is defined as overweight. [1] Some East Asian countries use lower values to calculate obesity. [11]

5. BMI Chart for Women of All Ages - AOL

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   This article features a BMI chart for women 18 and older. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For ...

6. BMI threshold for obesity in older people should be lowered ...

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   Some 1,087 were of normal weight, 1,826 were overweight, with a BMI of more than 25, and 1,887 were obese, with a BMI 30 or more. Using a body scanner, researchers then recategorised people based ...

7. BMI alone is a poor indicator of health, the AMA says. These ...

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   A new study presented the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society suggests that BMI misses cases of obesity when obesity is determined by fat vs. muscle percentage. Perspectives A better measure ...

8. Overweight - Wikipedia

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   Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 or more, thus it includes pre-obesity defined as a BMI between 25 and 29.9 and obesity as defined by a BMI of 30 or more. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Pre-obese and overweight however are often used interchangeably, thus giving overweight a common definition of a BMI of between 25 and 29.9.

9. BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say - AOL

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   A person’s BMI is calculated by dividing his or her weight by the square of his or her height in feet. Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the ...