Guide to Measuring Adult Obesity
There is no definitive
way of assessing obesity. However, many doctors use a height-weight
system known as the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a rough guide to
assessing obesity, including morbid or malignant obesity, among
the general adult population.
Obesity Chart
Use the simplified chart
(see below) of the BMI obesity level for men and women between
the height of 4 feet 10 inches (1.47m) and 6 feet (1.83m).
How to Use the
Obesity Chart
1. Find your height in
the Height column
2. Look in the Obesity Point column to see when you become
obese
How to See When
You Are Obese
If you are 5 ft 4 inches tall, you start to suffer from obesity
when you reach
about 175 pounds
|
Height
|
Obesity
Point
|
| Ft/inches |
Meters |
Pounds
|
Kilos
|
4.10
4.11
5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
6.0 |
1.47m
1.50m
1.52m
1.55m
1.57m
1.60m
1.63m
1.65m
1.68m
1.70m
1.73m
1.75m
1.78m
1.80m
1.83m |
143
pounds
148 pounds
153 pounds
159 pounds
164 pounds
169 pounds
175 pounds
180 pounds
186 pounds
191 pounds
197 pounds
203 pounds
209 pounds
215 pounds
221 pounds |
65.0kg
67.3kg
69.5kg
72.3kg
74.5kg
76.8kg
79.5kg
81.8kg
84.5kg
86.8kg
89.5kg
92.3kg
95.0kg
97.7kg
100.4kg |
Note: All weights are approximate.
Health Risks
of Obesity
Once
you suffer from obesity you run an increased risk of
developing a number of conditions. Here are some examples:
-
High blood pressure
and stoke are twice as common in obese people.
-
Evidence is
strong that obesity increases the risk of breast cancer
(after menopause), womb cancer and kidney cancer.
-
Obesity may
also increase the risk of colon cancer.
-
Gall bladder
disease is three times as likely to occur in middle-aged
obese women.
-
Diabetes is
four times more common in middle-aged obese people than
in middle-aged people of normal weight.
-
Coronary heart
disease is twice as common in obese men under 45.
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