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Old 05-08-2008, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Broken Arrow View Post
I'm almost afraid to ask but what's the difference between morbidly obese and super-obese?
From the study:

Obese: BMI of 36-39
Morbidly obese: BMI of 40-49
Super obese: BMI of 50 or above

By definition, obese is a BMI of 30 or above, but in the study, it was at least 36 because, I assume, that's who underwent the surgery. Folks with a BMI of 30 weren't being operated on.
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