Obesity - Size Matters
More than 60% of adult Americans are overweight and a staggering 33.3% of adult men and 35.3% of women are obese. Even more disturbing 12.4% of children 2-5 years, 17% % of those aged 6-11, and 17.4% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years are obese. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines overweight in adults as a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 and obesity as a BMI 30 or higher. BMI is calculated dividing a persons weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. To make the calculation simple the Department of Health and Human Services and others provide a simple calculator based on height in feet and inches and weight in pounds on their websites. For children