Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?
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Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?
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What does your score mean?
Your score will appear as one of the following ranges:
- Healthy weight and waist size: Your weight and waist size do not put you at risk for serious health problems.
- Moderate risk: Your weight or waist size is one reason you are at moderate risk for serious health problems. Talk to your doctor about ways to lower your risk.
- High risk: Your weight or waist size is one reason you are at higher-than-normal risk for serious health problems that could shorten your life. Talk to your doctor about ways to lower your risk.
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Last Updated:
December 24, 2008- Author:
- Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
- Medical Review:
- Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition
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