Morbidly Obese

I calculated my BMI a few days ago.

I have now found out I am MORBIDLY OBESE.

What is that?

"According to the National Institutes of Health, obesity means weighing 20 percent or more than your ideal body weight, and it's a health risk.

Morbid obesity is altogether different. Sometimes called "clinically severe obesity," it means you're 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight, with a body mass index of 40 or higher.

Uribe doesn't gain weight like the rest of us. Brain chemistry, genetic mutation, addiction, psychological pain -- or an unhappy combination of all of them -- makes morbid obesity one of the biggest mysteries of medicine."

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My results:

"A body mass index exceeding 40 puts you at a dangerous weight for your height and indicates an unhealthy lifestyle. To reduce your risk of serious illness associated with morbid obesity, you need to make healthy living your priority. Your physician may recommend nutrition counseling to improve your diet and increased exercise, or determine if you are a good candidate for bariatric surgery.

Your ideal weight is: 161 lbs."

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