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Sobrepeso - Información general

Definición:

Cerca de dos tercios de la población estadounidense tienen sobrepeso. Existen muchas formas para determinar si una persona tiene sobrepeso, pero los expertos creen que el índice de masa corporal (IMC) es la medida más precisa de la grasa corporal para niños y para adultos.

  • Los adultos con IMC entre 25 y 29.9 se consideran con sobrepeso. Sin embargo hay excepciones; por ejemplo, un atleta puede tener un IMC más alto, pero no tener sobrepeso.
  • Los adultos con un índice de masa corporal superior a 30 se consideran obesos.
  • Cualquier persona con más de 45 kg (100 libras) de sobrepeso se considera que sufre de obesidad mórbida.

Para encontrar información más detallada, ver el artículo: obesidad.

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  • Fecha de revisión: 7/25/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.(May 2006)
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