The definition of obesity is having a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. BMI is a calculation based on your height and weight. It is also defined as having a large amount of body fat in relation to lean body tissue.
BMI = weight in kilograms / (height in meters X height in meters)
BMI = (weight in pounds / (height in inches X height in inches)) X 703
There is a link to a nice BMI calculator in the related links section below.
In reality, there is no magic number that determines obesity. It is best to do something about it before it starts affecting your health.
Approximately about 100 pounds overweight for men and 80 pounds overweight for women.
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Again, the above answer is unfortunately completely wrong.
First, we need to determine what is to be considered "overweight" versus "obese." We begin by looking into Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a measurement of height and weight. As height is part of the equation, pounds alone cannot determine who is normal weight versus who is overweight or obese. Criticism of using BMI to determine obesity involve the fact that BMI does not actually measure the amount of body fat per person. Therefore, someone who has a large bone structure and muscular will have a higher BMI even if he or she has very small amounts of fat deposits.
Still, BMI is the general clinical method used to determine who is underweight, normal weight, fat or obese. With this method:
From here, we have different categories or "classes" or obesity:
To answer your question:
Therefore, we cannot assume that it takes "100 pounds" for a man or "80 pounds" for a woman to be "severely obese". We must look at their height as well to determine their BMI.
You didn't ask but I would like to point out that these numbers do not refer to overweight or obese children. While BMI in children is calculated the same, healthy weights for children are determined by measuring the child's BMI and comparing it to typical values of children within the same age and height range.
You also didn't ask but I'd like to point out that nonsmokers with a BMI between 20 and 25 usually have the lowest rates of mortality among their age group. Among those who smoke, those with the same 20-25 BMI also have lower rates of mortality than other smokers in their age group. On the other hand, obesity reduces life expectancy by 6 to 7 years on average. "Severe obesity" reduces life expectancy by 10 years.
Obese means to be overweight. Fat, unhealthy. All in the same catagorie. So if someone says someone is obese, it means that person could loose 10-20 pounds because they are overweigt.
Being overfat means having more fat than you should as determined by your skinfold measurements.
Obesity can be defined as having a BMI of 30 or more.
It means to be overly heavy for your height.
Yes it is. It is rare as usually people who are severely obese have severe health problems and can die from weight-related problems, but there have been several television shows which explore the lives of the severely obese.
Twenty to forty percent over ideal weight is considered mildly obese; 40-100% over ideal weight is considered moderately obese; and 100% over ideal weight is considered severely, or morbidly, obese.
Astrand-Ryhming Test (I just had this question on my final).
If you mean obese, you can be obese when you are extremely over weight.
They are weight classifications based on the BMI: (for an adult) >50 = "super obese" obese class 3 40-50 = "morbidly obese" obese class 2 35-40 = "severely obese" obese class 1 30-35 = "obese" 25-30 = "overweight" 18.5-25 = "normal weight" <18.5 = "underweight"
Twenty to forty percent over ideal weight is considered mildly obese; 40-100% over ideal weight is considered moderately obese; and 100% over ideal weight is considered severely, or morbidly, obese.
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Severely means very strong or without mercy.
Fat, obese.
Typically bariatric surgery is for people who are obese, or severely overweight. Although, studies have shown that moderately obese people lose much more weight with bariatric surgery than diet, exercise, or pills.
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