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via BlackDoctor:

We are reminded about out weight from every angle, but did you know that it can affect your feet as well.

A normal BMI is 18.5 to 24.9; overweight is defined as a BMI of 25. To 29.9; obesity is defined as a BMI over 30.0; severe obesity is defined as BMI or higher. (“NIH study identifies ideal body mass index, 2015). Seventy to eighty percent of the body’s weight is carried by the feet (Levitz). It reasons that one can imagine the many foot issues that arise from being overweight.

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