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Obesity

January 12, 2015   Encyclopedia

Obesity or adiposity,Obesity6 is a medical condition which is characterized by a large amount of excess weight due to fat mass. Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index larger than 30. A BMI of 40 or more is also known as morbid obesity.

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BMI

January 12, 2015   Encyclopedia

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure which gives an indication whether someone has a healthy bodyweight, underweight, overweight or obese. The BMI can be calculated with the following formulae:BMI_formula_EnglishBMI formula metric The number that is calculated from one of these formulae can be looked up in the table below and determines if someone has a healthy weight or is nderweight, overweight or even obese.

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Body Composition

January 12, 2015   Encyclopedia

The body composition or  fat percentage is the relative amount of bodyfat. Although the fat percentage is more difficult to assess than for exmaple the BMI, it does give a more information about someone’s bodycomposition and wheter this person has a healthy weight or is over- or underweight.

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