April 3, 2013 Body mass index We recently commented on obesity trends in the US. As we noted there, the CDC provides an online calculator that allows input of weight obesity
March 18, 2013 Obesity trends in the United States Obesity is generally defined as a body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2. As the units suggest, BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters. obesity