Overweight and Obesity - Symptoms and Diagnosis

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<h1 class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden responsive-container responsive-container-constrained field__item"><span class="ht-kicker">Overweight and Obesity </span>Symptoms and Diagnosis<hr> </h1> </div> <div class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <div class="responsive-container responsive-container-constrained"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_24 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/overweight-and-obesity/symptoms" data-a2a-title="Symptoms and Diagnosis"> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhlbi.nih.gov%2Fhealth%2Foverweight-and-obesity%2Fsymptoms&title=Symptoms%20and%20Diagnosis"> <img src="/themes/custom/nhlbi/images/share-alt-icon.svg" alt="Share"> </a> <a class="a2a_button_email"></a> <a class="a2a_button_print"></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="language-switcher-language-url block block-language block-language-blocklanguage-content" role="navigation"> <div class="responsive-container responsive-container-constrained"><h2 class="visually-hidden" aria-label="Switch to Espanol">Language switcher</h2><ul class="links"><li hreflang="en" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/93219" class="is-active" aria-current="page"><a href="/health/overweight-and-obesity/symptoms" class="language-link is-active" hreflang="en" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/93219" aria-current="page">English</a></li><li hreflang="es" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/93219"><a href="/es/salud/sobrepeso-y-obesidad/sintomas" class="language-link" hreflang="es" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/93219">Espa帽ol</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodehealth-topicsfield-component-page-links"> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodehealth-topicsfield-component-sections"> <div class="field field--name-field-component-sections field--type-entity-reference-revisions 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Your healthcare provider may diagnose overweight and obesity based on your medical history and high body mass index (BMI). Your provider may also order tests to rule out other medical conditions.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-component-section-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix field__item"><h2>Body mass index</h2> <p>Your BMI is a measure of body fat based on your weight and height. It is important to know that body mass index is a screening tool and does not necessarily diagnose body fatness. Other related measures, such as waist circumference, are used to evaluate a person鈥檚 health and risk of overweight and obesity.</p> <p>To calculate your BMI, use NHLBI鈥檚 <a href="/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi-m.htm">BMI calculator</a>.</p> <h2>BMI categories for adults</h2> <p>For adults:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Underweight</strong> is a BMI of less than 18.5</li> <li><strong>Healthy weight</strong> is a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9</li> <li><strong>Overweight</strong> is a BMI of 25 to 29.9</li> <li><strong>Obesity</strong> is a BMI of 30 or above</li> </ul> <h2>BMI categories for children</h2> <p>For children, height and weight are shown in percentiles. A child鈥檚 BMI percentile is calculated by comparing the child鈥檚 BMI to growth charts for children who are the same age and sex.</p> <p>To learn your child鈥檚 percentile, use the Center for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/bmi/calculator.html" rel="noreferrer">BMI percentile calculator for children and teens</a>.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Underweight</strong> is a BMI below the 5th percentile.</li> <li><strong>Healthy weight</strong> is a BMI between the 5th and the 85th percentile.</li> <li><strong>Overweight</strong> is a BMI between the 85th percentile and the 95th percentile.</li> <li><strong>Obesity</strong> is a BMI in or above the 95th percentile.</li> </ul> <p>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that providers screen for obesity in children beginning at age 6.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph component component-section component-theme-white component-section-theme-white component-section-node-theme- paragraph--type--component-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="responsive-container responsive-container-constrained"> <h2 class="field--name-field-component-section-titl component-section-section-title">Unhealthy body fat distribution</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-component-section-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix field__item"><p>To better understand the health risks that overweight and obesity may pose to a specific person providers can measure the person鈥檚 distribution of body fat. You may have a normal BMI but if you have a large waist circumference, you may have more fat in your abdomen than elsewhere.</p> <ul> <li>For men, an unhealthy waist circumference is greater than 40 inches.</li> <li>For women, an unhealthy waist circumference is greater than 35 inches.</li> </ul> <p>Fatty tissue is found in different parts of your body. Fatty tissue produces <span class="entity-embed node entity-embed-glossary_term"><a class="glossary-term" href="#" title="Definition of hormone " alt="Definition of hormone" data-term="hormone" data-pronunciation="HOR-mone" data-definition="Substance made in glands throughout the body. Hormones are released into the blood to travel throughout the body to control other body functions." role="link"> hormones </a></span>, cushions your joints, and stores energy.</p> <p>However, depending on where the fatty tissue is found, it may do more harm than good. Fatty tissue found inside your abdomen is called visceral or abdominal fat. We do not know what causes the body to create and store visceral fat. But we do know that this type of fat interferes with your body鈥檚 <span class="entity-embed node entity-embed-glossary_term"><a class="glossary-term" href="#" title="Definition of endocrine " alt="Definition of endocrine" data-term="endocrine" data-pronunciation="EN-doh-krin" data-definition="Refers to tissue that makes and releases hormones that travel in the bloodstream and control the actions of other cells or organs. Some examples of endocrine tissues are the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands." role="link"> endocrine </a></span> and immune systems. It also promotes <span class="entity-embed node entity-embed-glossary_term"><a class="glossary-term" href="#" title="Definition of inflammation " alt="Definition of inflammation" data-term="inflammation" data-pronunciation="IN-fluh-MAY-shun" data-definition="A reaction to injury of the body. The signs of inflammation are swelling, redness, or pain." role="link"> inflammation </a></span> and contributes to obesity-related complications, including <a href="/health/coronary-heart-disease">heart disease</a> and diabetes.</p> <p>Talk to your healthcare provider about your BMI results and body fat distribution and what steps you may need to take to reach a healthy weight.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph component component-section component-theme-white component-section-theme-white component-section-node-theme- paragraph--type--component-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="responsive-container responsive-container-constrained"> <h2 class="field--name-field-component-section-titl component-section-section-title">Testing for causes of overweight and obesity</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-component-section-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix field__item"><p>Sometimes other medical conditions or medicines that you take may lead to overweight and obesity. These conditions or medicines may disrupt the delicate balance of hormones that control how we use and store energy. Your provider may order blood tests to rule out one of these conditions.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/cushings-syndrome" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Cushing鈥檚 syndrome</strong></a> is a disorder that happens when your body makes too much of the stress hormone cortisol.</li> <li><a href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/hypothyroidism" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Hypothyroidism</strong></a> is a condition in which your body does not produce enough thyroid hormone. This slows down your body鈥檚 use of energy (food), called metabolism.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/pcos" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)</strong></a> is a condition that affects the ovaries and results in hormone imbalance. 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