Surgery in the Treatment of Obesity (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Alan Saber, MD

Alan Saber, MD is currently Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University. Dr. Saber earned both his MD and a post-doctoral degree in surgery from the Alexandria University School of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt. His surgical residency included Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and The Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida.

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Coauthor:

Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C

Medical Editor:

Michel M Murr, MD

Measuring Obesity

A measure called the body mass index (BMI) is used to assess your weight relative to your height.
What does the BMI mean?

Healthy BMI = 18.5-24.9

Overweight = 25.0-29.9

Obese = 30 or greater

Morbidly obese = 40 or greater

To calculate your body mass index on the internet, fill in your height and weight at the Web site of the United States government's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Obesity Education Initiative.

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