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	Institution: CLOCKSS  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 8 No. 2, March 1999   Archives  •  Online Features  Article Links  • Return to Article Downloading the PowerPoint slide may take up to 30 seconds. If the slide opens in your browser, select File -> Save As to save it. Copyright restrictions may apply. Please see our Conditions of Use. Figure 1. Table for estimating body mass index from height and weight. A body mass index of 25.0 to 29.9 is defined as overweight by the World Health Organization. Boxes with shading (body mass index 30) indicate obesity. Adapted with permission from Guidance for Treatment of Adult Obesity.10 HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 2009 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.