The current statistics by the healthy bureaus are shocking.It is sad to learn that there is an epidemic of obesity among the American public.It is more shocking to see that there is an increase in obesity among teenagers.One in every three Americans is obese.
How do we define obesity ?
In simple terms,obesity is a serious condition in which an individual's body weight goes way above the ideal or expected body-weight.Medically,they use the body-mass index or BMI which is a relationship between the height in inches and the weight in pounds of an individual.A BMI greater than 30 is considered obese whereas the normal BMI is between 20 and 25.A BMI greater than 25 but less than 30 is considered over-weight.There are various
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