Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation based on the ratio of a person’s height and a person’s weight ("Defining Adult Overweight and Obesity.") The equation to find this is BMI equals a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by a person’s height squared. A healthy BMI for adults is around 18.5 and 24.9. Overweight adults typically have a body mass index between 25 and 29.9. Obesity is a BMI that measures thirty or higher. Obesity is and has been a growing problem in children and adults alike, especially in the United States. What is the cause of this? A few causes of obesity are bad diets and genetic factors.
One cause of obesity is a diet high in simple carbohydrates. The purpose of carbohydrates in the body is to provide the body with
One cause of obesity is a diet high in simple carbohydrates. The purpose of carbohydrates in the body is to provide the body with