Kurgan Gringion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2856605.stm
Obesity epidemic tops 1.7bn
The number of obese people in the world may be as high as 1.7bn, experts have calculated.
The International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) says that the current method of calculating obesity -
which gives a figure of around half of this - is flawed.
This because it fails to take into consideration the fact that Asian people seem to be more
vulnerable than other racial groups to the effects of excess weight.
<snip>
A person with a BMI of 25 and above is defined as overweight, and somebody with a BMI of above
30 is obese.
However, an expert group of the World Health Organization, of which Professor James is a member,
says that Asian people with a BMI of only 23.3 may be at increased risk of obesity-related diseases.
<snip><end>
K. Gringioni Masters Fattie
Obesity epidemic tops 1.7bn
The number of obese people in the world may be as high as 1.7bn, experts have calculated.
The International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) says that the current method of calculating obesity -
which gives a figure of around half of this - is flawed.
This because it fails to take into consideration the fact that Asian people seem to be more
vulnerable than other racial groups to the effects of excess weight.
<snip>
A person with a BMI of 25 and above is defined as overweight, and somebody with a BMI of above
30 is obese.
However, an expert group of the World Health Organization, of which Professor James is a member,
says that Asian people with a BMI of only 23.3 may be at increased risk of obesity-related diseases.
<snip><end>
K. Gringioni Masters Fattie
