Calculate your BMI here

February 10, 2009 on 5:48 pm | In CALORY INDEX CALCULATİNG |
What is obesity?
According to WHO, obesity is a disease in which excess body fat accumulated may reach degrees able to affect health.
It is a chronic disease, with enormous prevalence in developed countries, affects men and women of all ethnicities and all ages, reduces the quality of life and has high rates of morbidity and mortality.
Obesity causes many serious health consequences.

How is the diagnosis?
The most widely recommended for assessment of body weight in adults is the BMI (body mass index), including recommended by WHO. This index is calculated by dividing the weight of the patient in kilograms (kg) by your height in metres squared high (square of their height). The figure thus obtained establishes the diagnosis of obesity and also characterised the associated risks.

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