Pre-obesity

Body mass index (BMI) is an internationally used standard for obesity classification recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Its disadvantage is that it does not reflect the distribution of local body fat. BMI = weight (kg) / height (m2), please see the table below: BMI classification WHO standard Asian standard Chinese reference standard Risk of prevalence of related diseases 25.0 ~ 29.9 23 ~ 24.9 24 ~ 26.9 Increase

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