What is Obesity?

How many of us get fat by choice? It is a matter of bad choices. Good news is that it can be addressed with better choices and is not difficult to reverse.

What is Obesity?

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is commonly assessed by using body mass index (BMI), defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m2 ). Though it does not actually measure various fat levels in the body, it may be a useful tool to estimate a healthy body weight based on how tall a person is.

Overweight and obesity are not same though both terms deal with fatness. When a person is 20% more than the ideal BMI he/she is termed as obese, if it is 10% more than BMI it is termed as overweight.

Overweight and obesity lead to adverse metabolic effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin resistance. The non-fatal, but debilitating health problems associated with obesity include respiratory difficulties, chronic muscleoskeletal problems, skin problems and infertility.

The more life-threatening problems fall into four main areas: conditions associated with insulin resistance such as type 2 diabetes; certain types of cancers, especially the hormonally related and large-bowel cancers; and gallbladder disease.

The likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes and hypertension rises steeply with increasing body fatness. Approximately 85% of people with diabetes are type 2, and of these, 90% are obese or overweight.

So the main reason to lose weight has to be health, fitness, energy, confidence and not just appearance. Be ready to kick start now and make better choices in life.

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