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  2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

  3. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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    Obesity and BMI An obese male with a body mass index of 53 kg/m 2: weight 182 kg (400 lb), height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in). Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [1]

  4. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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    Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of visceral adipose tissue. Despite its common use, BMI can misclassify individuals as obese because it does not distinguish between a person's lean body mass and fat mass ...

  5. List of heaviest people - Wikipedia

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    Peak BMI kg/m 2 Notes Lifespan (age at death) kg lb st Jon Brower Minnoch United States: M 635 kg 1,400 lb 100 st 0 lb 1.85 m 6 ft 1 in 186 Largest ever documented weight loss, of 419 kg (924 lb; 66 st), [1] until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017. 1941–1983 (41) Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari [2] Saudi Arabia: M 620 kg 1,370 lb

  6. Waist-to-height ratio - Wikipedia

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    WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat. Higher values of WHtR indicate higher risk of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases , which are correlated with abdominal obesity . [ 1 ] A waist size less than half the height helps to stave off serious health problems.

  7. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    This study was the first nationally represented, longitudinal investigation of the correlation between sleep, body mass index (BMI) and overweight status in children between the ages of 3 and 18. The study found that an extra hour of sleep lowered the children's risk of being overweight from 36% to 30%, while it lessened older children's risk ...

  8. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    For children aged 5–19, the WHO defines obesity as a BMI two standard deviations above the median for their age (a BMI around 18 for a five-year old; around 30 for a 19-year old). [26] [28] For children under five, the WHO defines obesity as a weight three standard deviations above the median for their height. [26]

  9. BMI: Is it an accurate measurement of weight? - AOL

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