During 1998, twenty nine million
Americans suddenly became overweight without gaining an ounce. The
US government announced new guidelines lowering the threshold of
what classifies a person as overweight.
Previously, if your body mass index (BMI) was less than 28 for men
or 27 for women, you were considered 'normal'. Since then only BMIs
of 25 or below are considered healthy. That was a reduction of about
20 pounds for the average male. BMI is a ratio of weight to
height, and is considered an indicator of how much body fat a
person has.
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