Dear MEL Topic Readers,
One-third of the world now overweight, with US leading the way
First, you may want to refresh your understanding of BMI and weight categories to read today’s topic reading.
Body-Mass Index, or BMI, quantifies the amount of body mass of an individual and categorizes that person as under, normal or over-weight, or obese based on that value.
It is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.
BMI Categories are:
- Underweight = <18.5,
- Normal weight = 18.5–24.9,
- Overweight = 25–29.9,
- Obesity = 30 or greater
For example, the BMIs of a person whose height is 175cm by weight are:
- 75 kilograms, 24.5 <= normal weight (barely)
- 85 kilograms, 27.8 <= overweight
- 95 kilograms, 31.0 <= obese
A new study found that over 2 billion adults and children are overweight or obese in the world, which is nearly one-third of the world population! Also, another problem seems to the children who are already overweight or obese at their early period of their lives because they are most likely to be in such unhealthy conditions for too long, like 20, 30 or 40 years.
Enjoy reading and thinking what practices or disciplines are more effective and sustainable to keep the weight within a healthy range.
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