Chronic Disease:

This widget was created to help visualize the tremendous impact of adult obesity on health in the United States. If we can reverse the obesity epidemic, Americans will live longer, healthier lives, and our health care system will save billions of dollars in preventable medical costs. Visit PreventObesity.net  to learn more.

Adult BMI (Body Mass Index) Calculator

This widget was created to help you visualize and calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding weight category. Use this calculator for adults, 20 years old and older. Click on this link http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.html  to learn more.

 Healthy Weight - it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle!

The Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity

Research has shown that as weight increases to reach the levels referred to as "overweight" and "obesity,"* the risks for the following conditions also increases:1

• Coronary heart disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
• Stroke
• Liver and Gallbladder disease Sleep apnea (disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep) and respiratory problems
• Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)
• Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility)

  
  *Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher; obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher.

  Source: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html