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Obesity is a result of both genetics and environmental causes. That means, while you may have a genetic tendency or predisposition to become overweight, our environment and culture (easy access to quick foods, large portions, no time for exercise, etc) make it that much easier for weight gain to occur.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column vertical_align=&#8221;block-align-middle&#8221; text_color=&#8221;__&#8221; heading_color=&#8221;__&#8221; link_color=&#8221;__&#8221; link_hover_color=&#8221;__&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;mb-sm-max-35&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1064&#8243; img_size=&#8221;floral_570&#8243; image_ratio=&#8221;0.5625&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text]While obesity alone is<span class=\"browntextbold\"> not a psychiatric illness,<\/span> many patients who are obese experience psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, binge eating, pain, and other diseases and disorders. In fact, our Director, Dr.\u00a0Shaprio conducted the first weight loss study on women with Fibromyalgia and found that weight loss reduced Fibromyalgia pain.<\/p>\n<h3>Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)<\/h3>\n<p>Obesity is measured by body mass index or BMI (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter your weight and height using <strong>Standard<\/strong> or <strong>Metric<\/strong> measures.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Compute BMI&#8221; and your BMI will appear below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Standard<\/h3>\n<div id=\"standardbmi\">\n<form >Your Height<br \/>\n<input id=\"height_feet\" class=\"textbox2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" name=\"htf\" size=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Feet\" \/><br \/>\n<input id=\"height_inches\" class=\"textbox2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" name=\"hti\" size=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Inches\" \/><br \/>\nYour Weight<br \/>\n<input id=\"your_weight\" class=\"textbox2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" name=\"wt\" size=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Pounds\" \/><br \/>\n<input class=\"button2 bmiBtnSubmit\" name=\"button\" type=\"button\" onClick=\"compute();\" value=\"Compute BMI\" \/><br \/>\nBMI<br \/>\n<input id=\"yourbmi\" class=\"textbox2\" name=\"bmi\" type=\"text\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Metric<\/h3>\n<div id=\"metricbmi\">\n<form>Your Height<br \/>\n<input id=\"htc\" class=\"textbox2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" name=\"htc\" size=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Centimeters\" \/><br \/>\nYour Weight<br \/>\n<input id=\"kg\" class=\"textbox2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" name=\"kg\" size=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Kilograms\" \/><br \/>\n<input class=\"button2 bmiBtnSubmit\" name=\"button2\" onClick=\"computem();\" type=\"button\" value=\"Compute BMI\" \/><br \/>\nBMI<br \/>\n<input id=\"label\" class=\"textbox2\" name=\"bmi2\" type=\"text\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" height=\"32\">BMI Categories<\/td>\n<td class=\"paragraphtxtwhite\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" rowspan=\"6\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#fff\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 15px;\">BMI is an estimate of body fat and a good gauge of your risk for diseases that can occur with more body fat. The higher your BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems and certain cancers.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"right\" width=\"22%; padding: 19px 10px;\">&lt; 18.5<\/td>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" align=\"left\" width=\"28%\">Underweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" style=\"text-align: right; padding: 19px 10px;\" align=\"right\">18.5 \u2013 24.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" align=\"left\">Healthy weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" style=\"text-align: right; padding: 19px 10px;\" align=\"right\">25.0 \u2013 29.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" align=\"left\">Overweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" style=\"text-align: right; padding: 19px 10px;\" align=\"right\">30.0 \u2013 39.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"browntextbold\" align=\"left\">Obese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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