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Excess body fat is a cause of cardiovascular diseases, several important cancers, and numerous other medical conditions¹ and is a growing problem in many countries. In the United States, for example, the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity increased by approximately 30 percent from 1980 to 1994.² In this review we consider the assessment of body fat and the definition of a healthy body weight for an adult. We also discuss how clinicians can use this information in caring for patients. Because overt obesity has undisputed adverse consequences for health, our focus is on lesser degrees of adiposity, the consequences of which . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Assessment of Body Fat

Definition of Healthy Weight

Issues Pertaining to the Creation of Guidelines for Weight

Weight Gain with Age

Considerations of Sex and Age

Criteria for Recommendations on Body Circumference

Using Weight Guidelines

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From the Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (W.C.W., G.A.C.); the Departments of Epidemiology (W.C.W., G.A.C.) and Nutrition (W.C.W.), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (W.H.D.).

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