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The health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about your medical history, eating habits, and exercise routine. Skin fold measurements may be taken to check your body composition.
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Dignosis of obesity is made by observation and by comparing the patient's weight to ideal weight charts. Many doctors and obesity researchers refer to the body mass index (BMI), which uses a height-weight relationship to calculate an individual's...
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There are two methods of diagnosing obesity. The first method is inspection—whereby an excessive amount of storage fat is usually noticeable upon visual inspection.
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Diagnosis of obesity is made by observation and by comparing the patient's weight to ideal weight charts. Many doctors and obesity researchers refer to the body mass index(BMI), which uses a height-weight relationship to calculate an individual's ...
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Diagnosis of obesity is made by observation and by comparing the patient's weight to ideal weight charts. Many doctors and obesity researchers refer to the body mass index(BMI), which uses a height-weight relation-ship to calculate an individual's...
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Obesity in children and adolescents is diagnosed using the BMI-for-age formula described above, which is used to define obesity. Comorbid conditions, such as diabetes and high cholesterol, are diagnosed using medical laboratory tests.
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
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A good way to determine if your weight is healthy for your height is to calculate your body mass index(BMI). Being overweight puts strain on your heart and can lead to serious health problems.
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An individual''s weight can be described as a percentage of the ideal or desirable weight listed, and can also be categorized as healthy, underweight, over-weight, or obese. An additional method of comparing an individual to a population group is w...
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Waist-to-hip ratio is defined as the measurement of waist circumference divided by hip circumference(for example, a waist measurement of 33 and a hip measurement of 44 give a ratio of.75). It is used as a risk-factor assessment tool for heart dise...
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According to the American Heart Association, women with a waist-to-hip ratio of less than 0.88 and men with a ratio of less than 0.95 have a decreased risk for obesity-related health problems. Find out how you score.
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