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Are You Fat?


There are an estimated 97 million Americans that are over weight. You can check your status by calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index). To calculate your BMI, divide your weight (in pounds, naked) by your height (in inches, without shoes) squared, then multiply by 705. If your BMI is 25 or greater, then you can be considered overweight. If you are very fit and have a great deal of muscle on you, then the BMI alone, may not be very accurate in judging your weight.
If you don't like doing math, then you can have it calculated for you at BMI Calculator. (You will need Shockwave to run the calculator.)
If your value is greater than 25, then you should estimate your body-fat percentage. The easiest way to do this yourself is to sit in a chair with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Using your thumb and index finger, gently pinch the skin on top of your right thigh. Measure the thickness of the pinched skin with a ruler. If it's 1/4 of an inch or less, then you have about 14 percent body fat. That is ideal. If it is an inch, then you are closer to 18 percent fat, which is a tad high. If you pinch more than an inch, then you are overweight and at a greater risk for diabetes and heart disease.
A second test involves measuring your abdomen. If the circumference of your relaxed waist (at your belly button) is greater than 40 inches, you're carrying too much belly fat. This rule holds true for men of all heights and frames.

To calculate your Body Mass Index and compare it to others in your age and sex grouping, check out Steven B. Halls, MD's website calculator. It features automatic conversion of pounds to kilograms or inches to cm. It considers the subject's age and adjust their criteria for overweight-ness for children or adults.

Go to http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm.
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