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Katy L. Gordon, BSN, RN

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What are the Statistics? Centers for Disease Control (2009). Adult obesity: Obesity rises among adults.

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Body Type: BMI Index Underweight = 30 BMI (2012). Healthy BMI test.

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BMI 30 OBESITY - CLINICALLY DEFINED AS OBESITY - CLINICALLY DEFINED AS: Centers for Disease Control (2012). Defining overweight and obesity.

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1999 Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1990, 1999, 2009 (*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 54 person) 2009 1990 No Data