Am I Obese? Here's How The Experts Define It

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I like this post from VeryWell.com. It explains a little about being overweight, but more important what the healthcare industry thinks about being overweight and why your insurance premiums may be going up or your taxes. All health care costs are not directly paid by the insured, some are paid in taxes. On average the American Tax payer will pay about 26% of his income for health care either directly or indirectly.



By Amanda MacMillan
Obesity means having far too much body fat. It's about much more than your clothing size or how you look. It can seriously affect your health.
Your whole body feels it, from your joints to your heart, blood pressure, blood sugar, and other systems. The extra fat cells produce inflammation and various hormones, which boosts your odds of chronic medical conditions.
If it seems like those odds are stacked against you, remember that it's possible to beat them. The first step is to know where you stand.

Are You Obese?


You step on the scale and your doctor or nurse notes your weight. They might also measure your waist since it's especially risky to have too much belly fat.
If your doctor says you're overweight, that means "you're slightly over what's considered healthy," says Y. Claire Wang, MD. She's co-director of the Obesity Prevention Initiative at Columbia University.

Obesity is beyond being simply overweight. It's very common -- more than 1 in 3 U.S. adults are obese. If you're one of them, you can work to lose weight. Although it's not easy, dropping some of those extra pounds -- maybe fewer than you think -- starts to turn things around for you.



What Your BMI Says

For adults, experts usually define obesity based on body mass index, or BMI. This formula relates your weight to your height.
For instance, if two people weigh the same amount but one is taller than the other, the taller person will have a lower BMI. To find your body mass index, plug your height and weight into a BMI calculator.
If your BMI is:
  • Below 18.5: underweight
  • 18.5-24.9: normal
  • 25-29.9: overweight
  • 30 or higher: obese
If you're obese, your doctor might talk about the categories of obesity:
  • Obesity level l: BMI of 30-34.9
  • Obesity level ll: BMI of 35-39.9
  • Obesity level lll: BMI of 40 or higher, which some also call "morbid" obesity
By knowing how overweight you may be can answer a lot of questions. Sometimes your doctor may tell you to lose weight but doesn't tell you how bad your condition really is. Yes, he records everything and shares it with your insurance company but is he being honest with you or does he just want you coming back again and again. 
Some doctors will tell you but other doctors are afraid of losing you as a patient if he says the wrong thing and you get upset. 

If you think you might be overweight you need to know how much overweight and work to do something about it. Americans will get a new health care system and the worst thing that can happen to you is to be put in a high-risk pool. 

Losing body fat should be your goal. Read up on weight loss and losing body fat. It doesn’t cost money to lose weight. The internet is full of free information.


But the quickest way and cheapest way is to buy an ebook online and get everything you need in one short read. I have two ebooks on Amazon:


How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight


Getting To A Healthy Weight


Check out one of them, I think you can find all the info you need and plenty of tips on how I lost my body fat. 

Look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You'll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books. 


Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find these e-books. These books give you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans or meal plans. Look for my books at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com,

 iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.


My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page. 


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