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Old November 26th, 2013, 05:24 PM
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Default Re: According To the National Institutes of Health about How Many American Adults Are

As per the question asked here let me first of all tell you that the Overweight is a name referred to excess body weight due to muscles, bone, fat, and water and Obesity refers to an excess amount of body fat;
Here I am providing you with the detail of the Overweight and Obesity Statistics according to the National Institutes of Health in the United States of America,
The details are as per the Weight-control Information Network which is an information service of the National Institutes of Health.

BMI of Adults Age 20 and Older:
BMI Classification
18.5 to 24.9 Normal weights
25 to 29.9 Overweight
30 + Obesity
40 + Extreme obesity

BMI of Children and Adolescents Ages 2–19

BMI Classification
At or above the 85th percentile Overweight or obese
At or above the 95th percentile Obese

Contact detail:-

Weight-control Information Network
1 WIN Way, Bethesda,
MD 20892–3665
Call toll free: 1–877–946–4627;
Fax: 202–828–1028;
Email: win@info.niddk.nih.gov
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