Obesity and Ideal Body Weight

A person is considered obese when his weight is 20% more than the normal or ideal weight. The body mass index or BMI is a common measure of obesity. People become obesity when they eat much and exercise less so the calories they consume are stored as body fat. Other factors that are resposible for obesity are person's genetics, age, gender, medicines, psychological, lack of physical activity, etc.

Ideal body weight is given for people of different body frames and height. Look for your ideal weight according to your height.

1. Ideal Body Weight:
   One should always be mentally & physically fit. Over weight can lead to high blood pressure, elevated blood cholesterol, arthritis, diabetes etc. We should therefore maintain an ideal weight, according to the our body structure.

[To convert lbs to kg, divide by 2.2.   1kg = 2.2 lbs]