In the United States, approximately 55% of adults (or an estimated 97 million adults) are overweight or obese. Overweight or obesity enhances the risk of CHD. Hence, the natural question is, what is the normal weight, what is an overweight and what is an obesity. NHLBI has given the detailed guidelines on this subject in its report, “The clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight. If a person’s weight is above the normal weight but below the obesity weight, then it is called obesity. However, it is important to note that this study is based on the correlation between height and weight of American population. By and large, Americans have broad shoulders compared to people, say, in South-East Asia Hence, this table may need to be modified for people in South-East Asia.
The thumb rule is that if the weight of a person is more than 15% but upto 20% above the normal weight, then it is considered overweight and that in excess of 20% is considered obesity.
Further, if the waist is over 40 inches (102 cm.) in men and over 35 inches (88 cm.) in women, then there is an abdominal.
The thumb rule is that if the weight of a person is more than 15% but upto 20% above the normal weight, then it is considered overweight and that in excess of 20% is considered obesity.
Further, if the waist is over 40 inches (102 cm.) in men and over 35 inches (88 cm.) in women, then there is an abdominal.
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