obesity is defined as having a bmi greater than or equal to 30.0.
obesity is defined as having a bmi greater than or equal to 30.0.
obesity is defined as having a bmi greater than or equal to?
30.0
the healthy bmi range varies with the age and sex of the child. obesity in children and adolescents is defined as a bmi greater than the 95th percentile. the reference data that these percentiles are based on is from 1963 to 1994 and thus has not been affected by the recent increases in rates of obesity. childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the 21st century, with rising rates in both the developed and the developing world. rates of obesity in canadian boys have increased from 11% in the 1980s to over 30% in the 1990s, while during this same time period rates increased from 4 to 14% in brazilian children. in the uk, there were 60% more obese children in 2005 compared to 1989. in the us, the percentage of overweight and obese children increased to 16% in 2008, a 300% increase over the prior 30 years.
obesity
some modifications to the who definitions have been made by particular bodies. the surgical literature breaks down class iii obesity into further categories, though the exact values are still disputed.









































bullet::::- any bmi ≥ 35 is "severe obesity"









































bullet::::- a bmi of ≥ 40 is "morbid obesity"









































bullet::::- a bmi of ≥ 50 is "super obese"









































as asian populations develop negative health consequences at a lower bmi than western populations, some nations have redefined obesity. the japanese have defined obesity as any bmi greater than 25 while china uses a bmi of greater than 28.
classification of obesity