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To value the excess weight it is necessary to put it as regards the size and to that end several stage exists; a useful and rapid method is the calculation of the called Index of Corporal Mass (IMC), which is dividing the weight in kilos by the height in meters raised to the square. IMC =Peso in Kg / (height in meters) 2
It is considered to be an ideal between 19 and 24, excess weight sets sail even up to 28 and obesity if it is major. For the women the limits are fixed in a unit less approximately. From 20 years the limits of the ideal IMC increase in 1 every 10 years. Over 25 it begins to true credit risk for the health. This way, for example, a male who weighs 85 kilograms and measures 1,72 meters will have an IMC of 85 / 1,722 = 28,8 and it will be obese. |
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