Am I Morbidly Obese?
Answering this question may give you the courage you
need to take the first step. Below are tools you can use to
determine if you are morbidly obese and potentially a candidate for
weight loss surgery.
There are several medically accepted criteria for defining morbid
obesity. You are likely morbidly obese if you are:
more than 100 pounds over your ideal body weight, or
have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of
over 40, orhave a BMI of over 35 and are experiencing severe negative health
effects, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, related to being
severely overweight unable to achieve a healthy body weight for a sustained period of
time, even through medically supervised dieting
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IN THIS SECTION
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ABOUT OBESITY
:: WHAT IS MORBID OBESITY?
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WHAT CAUSES MORBID OBESITY?
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HEALTH RISKS/CONDITIONS
:: TREATMENT OPTIONS
:: BODY WEIGHT CHART
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