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Obesity becomes "morbid" when it reaches the point of significantly increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities) that result either in significant physical disability or even death. As you read about morbid obesity you may also see the term "clinically severe obesity" used. Both are descriptions of the same condition and can be used interchangeably.
Morbid obesity is typically defined as:
- Weighing more than 200 percent of ideal body weight
- Being 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight
- Having a Body Mass Index of 40 or higher
Morbid obesity is a serious disease and must be treated as such. It is a chronic disease, meaning that its symptoms build slowly over an extended period of time.
Am I morbidly obese?
Answering this question may give you the courage you need to take the first step. Below are tools you can use to determine if you are morbidly obese and potentially a candidate for weight loss surgery.
BMI calculator
Note: The BMI calculation does not distinguish between body fat and muscle, which may provide a false reading for persons with a high percentage of muscle.
Ideal body weight chart
| Male |
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Female |
| Height |
Ideal Weight |
Height |
Ideal Weight |
| 4' 6" |
63 - 77 lbs. |
4' 6" |
63 - 77 lbs. |
| 4' 7" |
68 - 84 lbs. |
4' 7" |
68 - 83 lbs. |
| 4' 8" |
74 - 90 lbs. |
4' 8" |
72 - 88 lbs. |
| 4' 9" |
79 - 97 lbs. |
4' 9" |
77 - 94 lbs. |
| 4' 10" |
85 - 103 lbs. |
4' 10" |
81 - 99 lbs. |
| 4' 11" |
90 - 110 lbs. |
4' 11" |
86 - 105 lbs. |
| 5' 0" |
95 - 117 lbs. |
5' 0" |
90 - 110 lbs. |
| 5' 1" |
101 - 123 lbs. |
5' 1" |
95 - 116 lbs. |
| 5' 2" |
106 - 130 lbs. |
5' 2" |
99 - 121 lbs. |
| 5' 3" |
112 - 136 lbs. |
5' 3" |
104 - 127 lbs. |
| 5' 4" |
117 - 143 lbs. |
5' 4" |
108 - 132 lbs. |
| 5' 5" |
122 - 150 lbs. |
5' 5" |
113 - 138 lbs. |
| 5' 6" |
128 - 156 lbs. |
5' 6" |
117 - 143 lbs. |
| 5' 7" |
133 - 163 lbs. |
5' 7" |
122 - 149 lbs. |
| 5' 8" |
139 - 169 lbs. |
5' 8" |
126 - 154 lbs. |
| 5' 9" |
144 - 176 lbs. |
5' 9" |
131 - 160 lbs. |
| 5' 10" |
149 - 183 lbs. |
5' 10" |
135 - 165 lbs. |
| 5' 11" |
155 - 189 lbs. |
5' 11" |
140 - 171 lbs. |
| 6' 0" |
160 - 196 lbs. |
6' 0" |
144 - 176 lbs. |
| 6' 1" |
166 - 202 lbs. |
6' 1" |
149 - 182 lbs. |
| 6' 2" |
171 - 209 lbs. |
6' 2" |
153 - 187 lbs. |
| 6' 3" |
176 - 216 lbs. |
6' 3" |
158 - 193 lbs. |
| 6' 4" |
182 - 222 lbs. |
6' 4" |
162 - 198 lbs. |
| 6' 5" |
187 - 229 lbs. |
6' 5" |
167 - 204 lbs. |
| 6' 6" |
193 - 235 lbs. |
6' 6" |
171 - 209 lbs. |
| 6' 7" |
198 - 242 lbs. |
6' 7" |
176 - 215 lbs. |
| 6' 8" |
203 - 249 lbs. |
6' 8" |
180 - 220 lbs. |
| 6' 9" |
209 - 255 lbs. |
6' 9" |
185 - 226 lbs. |
| 6' 10" |
214 - 262 lbs. |
6' 10" |
189 - 231 lbs. |
| 6' 11" |
220 - 268 lbs. |
6' 11" |
194 - 237 lbs. |
| 7' 0" |
225 - 275 lbs. |
7' 0" |
198 - 242 lbs. |
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