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When are you considered morbidly obese?

Updated: 9/6/2023

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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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∙ 14y ago

Morbid obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 40-49.9.

For reference, a normal BMI is 18.5-25. Overweight is 25-30. A BMI of 30-40 is considered obese. BMI over 40 is considered severely obese and a BMI of over 50 is super obese.

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∙ 13y ago

Normally you are considered fat when your overweight.

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Using Body the Body Mass Index a person is defined as Obese when their BMI is greater than 30kg/m2

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∙ 11y ago

When a person is 45kg (99.2lb) overweight.

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when bmi is greater than 30kg/m2

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Is staci obese?

Morbidly

What if your BMI is 31 is that bad?

Yes, that's in the "morbidly obese" category. A BMI above 25.0 is considered to be overweight, and a BMI above 30.0 is morbidly obese.

If you have a 61 BMI are you considered overweight?

yes that is morbidly obese, in UK anyway, but where you are it might be different. in UK: below 18-underweight 18-25 is average/healthy weight 25-30 is overweight 30+ is obese 35 0r 40+ is morbidly obese

What kinds of obesity are there?

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.

What is it called when you can die of obesity?

morbidly obese.

Is Vanessa fit?

Nope! She is MORBIDLY OBESE

What is an unhealthily fat person called?

Obese- or in extreme cases, morbidly obese.

How do you become morbidly obese?

One becomes morbidly obese by chronically ingesting more than one metabolizes. There are genetic syndromes where one can be morbidly obese. These include Prader Willi syndrome and Bardet Biedl Syndrome, Cohen syndrome, others.

What is the weight where you can be considered obese?

What do you mean, this question makes no sense. if you mean how many pounds overweight qualifies you as being obese, the ansswer is thirty pounds to fifty pounds; above 50 you are morbidly obese.

Is Vanessa Hudgens fit?

Nope! She is MORBIDLY OBESE

What is a subtopic of obesity?

massively vs. morbidly obese

Can a 12 year old get liposuction if she is morbidly obese?

Anyone can get liposuction but there might be some risks.

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