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A good way to assess your weight is to calculate your body mass index (BMI). Your BMI estimates whether you are at a healthy weight. Being overweight puts strain on your heart and can lead to serious health problems. These problems include
Expert & Community Posts
What is Obesity?
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...physical fitness blogs, I discussed the all important "body mass index" or BMI. Basically, this... Read more »
February 10: Eat Breakfast Everyday
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...breakfast. All of which add up to higher unhealthy body mass index (BMI). Keep it... Read more »
Healthy Weight = Better Respiratory and Heart Health
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...direct proportion to your BMI, which is short for body mass index, a measure of how overweight... Read more »
Obesity, Thinness: Often Shared
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...neighbors, etc.) over three decades. They compared body mass index changes among members of... Read more »
How does your body mass measure up?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...to measure if you're at risk is to calculate your body mass index (BMI). BMI is a number... Read more »
Health Guide
Prevent Heart Attack, Follow these Guidelines
...trans-fatty acids. Quit Smoking. Avoid exposure to second-hand smoke. Maintain Weight. Aim for a BMI (body mass index) of 18.5 to 24.9. Taking Aspirin. People whose risk for heart disease... Read more »Morbid obesity
...patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass index) value greater than 39 may be used to diagnose morbid obesity. ... Read more »Taking Responsibility for your Weight
...high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia (cholesterol of 252) and extreme obesity (5 feet tall, 190 lbs, body mass index of 37.1; fyi, normal BMI is up to 25, overweight is up to 30, and extreme... Read more »How to Use This Site
...working on and interested in obesity. Let our experts guide you through this experience. Find out your body mass index, find out health complications, learn about prevention and weight loss and... Read more »Weight management and weight loss
...Adult men in the United States average 17 - 19% body fat 25% or higher is considered obese. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a indirect measurement of your body composition. It takes into... Read more »Images
Related News
Measure Your Waist to Save Your Life
November 21, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Having a normal body mass index (BMI) doesn't necessarily... Read summary »
Fat Causing Diseases
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors know obese patients are at an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. But... Read summary »
Sleep Linked to Weight
August 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study adds to growing evidence that sleep is associated with weight. The research finds children and teens who sleep less... Read summary »
Cholesterol Guidelines for Kids Need a Second Look
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With an obesity epidemic brewing among U.S. children, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened... Read summary »
Heart Disease Risk Starts Early
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The age at which children are at their lowest body mass index (BMI) can be a sign of whether they are at risk for heart... Read summary »
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