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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9514855a-75ec-43fa-a71c-45d9ff5df5e5/A02DA14D-75CA-4155-90FB-96B66293280C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/obesity/overview.html#" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/obesity/overview.html#" style="font-size: 11px;">health.nytimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/obesity/overview.html#"><H1>Obesity</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/obesity/overview.html#"><DIV id="definition"><P>Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are many ways to determine if a person is overweight, but experts believe that a person's body mass index (BMI) is the most accurate measurement of body fat for children and adults.</p> <UL>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Adults with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight. There are exceptions. For example, an athlete may have a higher BMI but not be overweight.</LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Adults with a BMI greater than 30 are considered obese.</LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Anyone more than 100 pounds overweight is considered morbidly obese.</LI>
    </UL>
    <P>For more detailed information see: <A href="http://health.nytimes.com/">Obesity</A>
    </p> <P>Related topics:</p> <UL>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Exercise and weight loss</LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Losing weight</LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
            <A href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/weight-gain-unintentional/overview.html">Unintentional weight gain</A>
        </LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
            <A href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/weight-management/overview.html">Weight management</A>
        </LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Weight problems and children</LI>
    </UL></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/obesity/overview.html#"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/health.nytimes.com/img/1E914F46-7792-464A-9DF7-050A0F51A77D" alt="For the Overweight, Bad Advice by the Spoonful" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/obesity/overview.html#"><DIV id="adamMultimedia">
<H3>Illustrations</H3>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19265Differenttypesofweightgain.html',%20'19265Differenttypesofweightgain',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Different Types of Weight Gain" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19265t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19265Differenttypesofweightgain.html',%20'19265Differenttypesofweightgain',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Different Types of Weight Gain</A>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19267Lipocytesfatcells.html',%20'19267Lipocytesfatcells',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Lipocytes (fat Cells)" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19267t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19267Lipocytesfatcells.html',%20'19267Lipocytesfatcells',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Lipocytes (fat Cells)</A>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19268RouxenYstomachsurgeryforweightloss.html',%20'19268RouxenYstomachsurgeryforweightloss',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Roux-en-Y Stomach Surgery for Weight Loss" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19268t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19268RouxenYstomachsurgeryforweightloss.html',%20'19268RouxenYstomachsurgeryforweightloss',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Roux-en-Y Stomach Surgery for Weight Loss</A>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19473Obesityandhealth.html',%20'19473Obesityandhealth',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Obesity and Health" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19473t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19473Obesityandhealth.html',%20'19473Obesityandhealth',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Obesity and Health</A>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19497Adjustablegastricbanding.html',%20'19497Adjustablegastricbanding',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Adjustable Gastric Banding" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19497t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19497Adjustablegastricbanding.html',%20'19497Adjustablegastricbanding',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Adjustable Gastric Banding</A>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19498Verticalbandedgastroplasty.html',%20'19498Verticalbandedgastroplasty',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Vertical Banded Gastroplasty" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19498t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19498Verticalbandedgastroplasty.html',%20'19498Verticalbandedgastroplasty',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Vertical Banded Gastroplasty</A>
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<LI class="clearfix">&nbsp;</LI>
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<A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19499BiliopancreaticdiversionBPD.html',%20'19499BiliopancreaticdiversionBPD',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')"><IMG height="75" border="0" width="75" alt="Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD)" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/thumbnails/19499t.jpg" /></A><A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/health/adam/19499BiliopancreaticdiversionBPD.html',%20'19499BiliopancreaticdiversionBPD',%20'width=470,height=520,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD)</A>
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