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obesity

Obesity

Abbreviations

  • BMI = body mass index

Classification

Class BMI
Underweight < 18.5
Normal 18.5–24.9
Overweight 25.0–29.9
Obesity class 1 30.0–34.9
Obesity class 2 35.0–39.9
Obesity class 3 > 40.0

(Dwyer 2015)


Further reading

References

  • Dwyer JT, Melanson KJ, Sriprachy-anunt U, et al. Dietary Treatment of Obesity. In: Feingold KR, Anawalt B, Boyce A, et al., editors. Endotext [Internet]. South Dartmouth (MA): MDText.com, Inc. Table 4, Classification of Weight Status by Body Mass Index (BMI). Last updated 2015-02-28 and retrieved on 2020-05-02.
obesity.txt · Last modified: 2020-05-02 01:59 by TC Chen