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Did you know that starvation diets (those below 800 calories per day) will actually cause you to stop losing weight and can cause health problems with long term use ranging from hair loss and tooth decay to memory loss and joint pain?
Before you engage in extreme dieting, please seek professional advice
from your health care provider.
A reasonable diet with reduced calories and a plan of regular exercise will help you to lose weight reasonably and achieve a healthy, fit body without creating health problems.
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You are obese when your weight is 20% higher than the recommended weight for your height, gender, and age.
If you are obese, then you should strongly consider a lower calorie diet and exercise plan to trim down before you experience negative health effects.
If you are approaching obese, but are still under the weight limit, you need to begin changing your eating and exercise habits to get back down to your recommended weight.
Obesity can cause a myriad of health problems including, but not limited to:
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis)
- Heart attack
- Varicose veins
- Stroke
- Colon cancer
- Bladder problems
- Kidney stones
- Prostate cancer
- Bone and joint problems
- Psychological problems
- Diabetes
Generally, we don't recommend the use of standardized charts like "average weight" or "calorie requirements" because most people aren't truly average and there are too many variables to be considered for almost anything. However, a chart can provide a guideline to give you a rough estimate or general idea about something. In this case, the following obesity chart is not taking into consideration gender, BMI, fitness level, water retention tendencies, etc. Use this chart only as a rough estimate, not a hard and fast calculation. |
Obesity Chart
(approximate weight)
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Height
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Obesity Weight
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Height
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Obesity Weight
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5' 0"
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153 pounds |
5' 7"
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191 pounds
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| 5' 1" |
159 pounds |
5' 8"
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197 pounds
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| 5' 2" |
164 pounds |
5' 9"
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203 pounds
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| 5' 3" |
169 pounds |
5' 10"
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209 pounds
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| 5' 4" |
175 pounds |
5' 11"
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215 pounds
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| 5' 5" |
180 pounds |
6' 0"
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221 pounds
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| 5' 6" |
186 pounds |
6' 1"
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227 pounds
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