Friday, April 13, 2007

what is obesity?

Obesity can be defined as a body mass index of more than 30.Body mass index is weight divided by square of hight.Normally it is between 18.5 and 25.if it is between 25 and 30 it is overweight and above 30 it is called obesity
Risks of obesity
Hypertension
Diabetes melitus
Coronary heart disease
sleep apnoea

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