... extra is stored as fat deposits, resulting in overweight. Obesity subjects to shift in perceptions though, both on the part of health experts and the general public. Dr. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, one of the nation's leading experts on obesity points out: A population cannot be precisely divided into normal and obese . In ... Jacques Queletet, proposed the body mass index formula, BMI for short.It is considered more precise and is an easy way to compare fatness of people of different heights regardless of gender. To be considered obese, one's BMI is between 30.0 - 39.9, severe obesity is a resul...

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... unfounded fear is self-starvation and major weight loss. In addition, the undernourishment may cause hormonal disturbances, anemia, heart problems, brittle bones and many other problems, some of which are life-threatening ("Anorexia Nervosa," 1). Bulimia is an eating disorder that is psychological in origin and can have dire physical consequences. While anorexics starve themselves, bulimics binge on food and then purge ... that anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa can both have similar and obvious symptoms to help other people detect them and prevent the illness from becoming life thre...

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