/oss/taxonomy/term/3642/all en /oss/article/health-you-asked/can-you-be-obese-still-be-healthy <p>In medical speak we talk, not about being fat, but about overweight or obese. We define being overweight as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25, and obesity as having a BMI over 30. Obesity is usually subdivided into Class 1 obesity (BMI 30-35), Class 2 obesity (BMI 35-40), and Class 3 obesity (BMI greater than 40). Class 3 obesity is usually labeled as severe obesity, and is sometimes unfortunately referred to by the public as “morbid obesity.”</p> Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7568 at /oss