Weight Profile
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Thin
- Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, and pelvic bones easily visible
- No palpable fat
- Obvious waist and abdominal tuck
- Prominent pelvic bones
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Underweight
- Ribs easily palpable
- Minimal fat covering
- Waist easily noted when viewed from above
- Abdominal tuck evident
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Ideal
- Ribs palpable, but not visible
- Waist observed behind ribs when viewed from above
- Abdomen tucked up when viewed from side
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Overweight
- Ribs palpable with slight excess of fat covering
- Waist discernible when viewed from above, but not proinent
- Abdominal tuck apparent
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Obese
- Ribs not easily palpable under a heavy fat covering
- Fat deposits under lumbar area and tail base
- Waist barely visible to absent
- No abdominal tuck — may exhibit obvious abdominal distension
