Wednesday 27 July 2011

Are you overweight or obese: Know the facts

Overweight and Obesity are the excessive accumulation of fats which is more or less abnormal. Overweight and obesity are now more than ever known to be the major risk factors for chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. These two were once considered to be a preserve of the rich and the affluent and a problem of only high income countries. However, overweight and obesity are now sharply increasing in low- and middle-income countries especially in urban settings. The World Health Organization estimates that cases of overweight and obesity have increased more than two fold since 1980. More facts on obesity and overweight indicate that in 2008, more than 200 million men and 300 million women were obese and that at least one in three of the world's adult population is overweight and almost one in 10 is obese.

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It is also certain that 65% of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. Another fact is that nearly 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2010 and that obese is preventable. Some people feel that they are not overweight or obese while it might be clear that they might. How do you simply know that you are neither overweight or obese? The simplest way to ascertain this is by taking your Body Mass Index (BMI), this you can simply do at the comfort of your home. BMI is as simple as the name suggests and is based on weight and height. BMI can be simply defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m2). For example, an adult who weighs 100kg and whose height is 2m will have a BMI of 100/4 giving us 25. A BMI equal or greater than 25 indicates overweight while that equal or greater that 30 is obese. Do your maths and get the facts yourself. Take care of yourself avoid junk and exercise.

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