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Obesity I Reduce to ideal weight Maintain ideal... 

The place to start on a weight control program is to determine what your weight ought to be. This becomes your goal. Take your height over five feet in inches and multiply it by five. Men add this number to 110 women add it to 100. The result is your ideal weight. 

Those who fail to achieve adequate weight reduction or who are already at their ideal weight should reduce their total fat intake poly- and monounsaturated fats or oils may be taken partially to substitute for the reduction in animal fats. Reduction in dietary cholesterol is a much less important element of the diet, but excess egg yolks should be avoided. Benecol or Flora Proactiv should be added. 

What is obesity, and does it have disadvantages beyond aesthetics An individual is considered to be obese if his or her body weight is more than 20% above the ideal weight for his or her... 

Obesity is defined as an excess of fat tissue in comparison with normal values for age and sex. In order to compare studies, standard definitions of overweight have been proposed. The most frequently used methods of calculation are ideal body weight and body mass index. The former takes height and sex into account and the individual is said to be obese when the actual weight exceeds 120% of the ideal weight. The latter is calculated with the ratio weight/height, and normal values are 23 kg/m for men and 21 kg/m for women. 

Ideally, we should strive to maintain a weight consistent with good health. Overweight people are frequently defined as more than 20% above their ideal weight. Bnt what is the ideal weight The body mass index (BMl), calcnlated as... 

If patients are above or below ideal weight (such as Ivan Applebod or Ann O Rexia), the physician, often in consultation with a registered dietician, prescribes a diet designed to bring the weight into the ideal range. 

Mr. Applebod was referred to the hospital s weight reduction center, where a team of physicians, dieticians, and psychologists could assist him in reaching his ideal weight range. 

Obesity. The effect of obesity on theophylline clearance appears to be negligible. The loading dose administered to obese patients, however, should be based on the volume of distribution for an ideal weight, since theophylline is only to a very limited extent distributed into fat tissue. - ... 

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