What is Obesity? Are You Overweight? Check the BMI Chart
Physicians used to define obesity as being 35 lbs. over ideal body weight.

New obesity guidelines propose that doctors use the Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess patients because the index is simple, correlates to fatness, and applies to both men and women.

To determine BMI, weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters, squared. ††Or you can just look on the handy chart below, where someone has already done the math.

A BMI of 20.5 to 24.9 is considered a healthy weight, 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and one 30 or above is considered obese.

Links to better health:
Bone Builders Classes
www.healthyvermonters.info (VT Dept. of Health homepage)
www.mayoclinic.com
www.cdc.gov
www.cancer.org