If a 29-year-old woman weighs 156 pounds and the nurse determines her ideal body weight to be 120 pounds,how would the nurse classify the woman's weight?

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Obesity,due to caloric excess,refers to weight more than 20% above ideal body weight.For this patient,20% of her ideal body weight would be 24 pounds,and greater than 20% of her body weight would be over 144 pounds.Therefore having a weight of 156 pounds would be considered obese.

If a 29-Year-Old Woman Weighs 156 Pounds and the Nurse