When may a person be regarded as obese?

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Degrees of Obesity

Q. When may a person be regarded as obese?

A. There are, of course, degrees of obesity. A person whose weight is ten or fifteen per cent greater than that of the average person of his height may be said to be over-fat. When the excess of fat amounts to twenty-five per cent of the normal weight of the individual he may be said to be obese. Cases are sometimes met in which the fat accumulation is so great that the person's weight has become more than double the normal. Such a person is danger­ously obese.

Any person whose weight is fifteen or twenty pounds more than the normal weight for his height should take measures to reduce his weight.

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