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According to the WHO around 400 million people around the world are obese (Keystone) Obesity rates in Switzerland may be considerably underestimated, particularly among elderly women, new research findings suggest. A study comparing Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference measurements among the Lausanne population recently found large discrepancies in obesity calculations. BMI is worked out by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight and one 30 or above is deemed obese. Women and men are said to be obese with waist measurements of 88cm and 102cm, respectively. The study, carried out among 6,000 men and women aged 35 to 75, and published in the BMC Public Health online journal in September, found that when calculating BMI, on average 17 per cent of... [read full story]
