WHO global estimates state that in the year 2014 1.9 billion adults worldwide were Overweight and of these 600 million were Obese
Overall, about 13% of the world’s adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014. The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014. Not just adults, in 2013, 42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese.
Over weight is defined as “a Body Mass Index(BMI) greater than or equal to 25” & Obesity as “a BMI greater than and equal to 30”. BMI is body mass index, an index commonly used for classification of obesity. WHO defines it “as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2)”.
Overall, about 13% of the world’s adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014. The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014. Not just adults, in 2013, 42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese.
Over weight is defined as “a Body Mass Index(BMI) greater than or equal to 25” & Obesity as “a BMI greater than and equal to 30”. BMI is body mass index, an index commonly used for classification of obesity. WHO defines it “as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2)”.
| Build | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Medium | 100lbs (45.5kg) for the first 5 feet (152cm) height, plus 5lb (2.3kg) for each additional inch | 106lbs (48kg) for the first 5 feet (152cm) of height, plus 6þlbs (2.7kg) for each additional inch |
| Small | Subtract 10% | Subtract 10% |
| Large | Add 10% | Add 10% |
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