HEALTH

You Are Fat Now

arindam | 19 Jun, 2009

So far, according to the World Health Organisation, a person with body mass index of 25–29.9 was overweight, and greater than 30 was obese.

But Asians are at risk of heart disease and diabetes at much lower levels. WHO had left it to the countries to formulate their own definitions. Now, if your BMI is over 25, you are obese and if between 23 and 24.9, you are overweight. The consensus was reached late last year but only recently published in the Journal of Association of Physicians of India.

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