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Am
I Morbidly Obese?
Answering this question may give you the courage you need
to take the first step. Below are tools you can use to
determine if you are morbidly obese and potentially a
candidate for weight loss surgery.
There are several medically accepted criteria for defining
morbid obesity. You are likely morbidly obese if you are:
more than 100 lbs. over your ideal body
weight, or
have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over
40, or
have a BMI of over 35 and are experiencing
severe negative health effects, such as high blood pressure
or diabetes, related to being severely overweight
unable to achieve a healthy body weight
for a sustained period of time, even through medically
supervised dieting
Select
your height and weight to calcluate your BMI. The results
of the BMI calculations are displayed below. Note that
these are approximate values, and are intended to be used
only as a rough guide.
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