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Classification of obesity

Classification of obesity

Classification of Obesity (based on the data from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization)

  • Too Thin BMI < 18,6
  • Normal Weight BMI = 18,6 ~ 24,9
  • Over Weight BMI = 25 ~ 29,9
  • 1st Degree OBESE BMI = 30 ~ 34,9
  • 2nd Degree OBESE BMI = 35 ~ 39,9
  • 3rd Degree OBESE BMI > 40

Morbid obesity, i.e. obesity that has reached a point considered to be a disease, is a term used in case of a BMI greater than 40 or a BMI of 35 when associated with co-morbidities.