Definition of Morbid Obesity

What Is The Definition Of Morbid Obesity?

To be morbidly obese a person must be 100 pounds over ideal body weight or have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 40. For example if your ideal weight is 135 pounds and you are currently 250 pounds then you are considered to be morbidly obese.

How Do I Calculate My BMI?

There are many websites online for calculating your BMI. You will usually put your height (in inches) and your weight (in pounds) and the calculator will output a number. If that number is over 40 then you are considered to be morbidly obese.

What Are The Risks Involved With Morbid Obesity?

There are many negative health risks (not to mention the social & psychological negatives) that stem from morbid obesity. Probably the most concerning is that your of risk of death from diabetes or heart attack is roughly 7 times greater than someone of normal body weight.

How Many People Are Morbidly Obese?

There are roughly 10 million Americans who are now classified as morbidly obese. That is about 1 in 30.

What Can I Do To Lose Weight?

Diet & exercise. I recommend The Day Off Diet program not only because the diet itself is easy to follow and extremely effective but also because it comes with a great strength training program that can really help you to turbo-charge your fat loss. While the strength training program is said to be "optional," I really think that it's necessary for the best results.

Why Is Strength Training So Important?

Every pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day at rest. That's compared to a pound of fat that burns 2 calories a day. You can see from that statistic how muscular fit people can eat a lot more than obese people and not gain weight. If you gain 10 pounds of muscle you can burn another pound of fat a week just by having that muscle!

What Do I Do To Start The Day Off Diet?

You can simply download it online. It's available for instant download, so you can literally start the diet within minutes from right now.

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