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Fig. 1: Prevalence of obesity among Canadian adults in 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996 and 1998. Weighted prevalences were calculated from self-reported heights and weights from the 1985 and 1990 Health Promotion Surveys and the 1994, 1996 and 1998 National Population Health Surveys. (8) , (9) , (10) , (11) , (12) According to recent guidelines, (1) , (2) adults are classified as being of normal weight with a body mass index (BMI) of 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 , overweight with a BMI of 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 and obese with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 .