All of us know that being overweight is unhealthy but we overlook the fact that being obese is not only unhealthy but a silent killer. Obesity is main reason for modern day diseases like hypertension, diabetes, Heart disease, PCOD, thyroid, depression and list goes on.

 

BMI (BODY MASS INDEX)

It is a good measure of the degree of overweight. BMI is weight in Kg divided by square of height in meters.

BMI Grade of obesity
# BMI Grade of obesity
1 19-25 Normal weight
2 25-30 Overweight
3 30+ Obese