Friday, 16 January 2015

DO YOU REALLY NEED TO LOOSE WEIGHT? KNOW YOUR BODY MASS INDEX(BMI) FIRST!!

According to the National institute of health, Body Mass Index(BMI) is simply a measure of the body fat in adult male or female based on height and weight. it is a useful measure for knowing when one is overweight or obsessed as It estimates your body fat and helps to gauge your risk for diseases which can occur as  a result of excess body fat.
The higher your BMI the higher your risk for diseases such as high blood pressure, heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, breathing problems, gall stones and even certain cancers.

Although BMI is useful for both men and women it does have certain  limitations:
  • The tendency to over estimate the body fat in people with muscular build like athletes.
  • It may underestimate the body fat in older people who have lost Muscle.
In measuring your BMI, it is important to know the circumference of your weight. Measuring your waist helps to screen for possible health risks which come with being overweight and obsessed. If most of your fat is around your weight rather than your hips, it would mean you are at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes and heart diseases.This risk increases for people with a waist size greater than 35inches for women or 40 inches for men.

To calculate your BMI simply divide the sq of you height in meters by your weight in kg. To measure your waist correctly, stand and place a measuring tape around your middle, just above your hip bones. Measure it just after you breathe out.

To measure your    BMI   =    Mass(KG)
                                                (height(m)2

CategoryBMI range – kg/m2BMI Prime
Very severely underweightless than 15less than 0.60
Severely underweightfrom 15.0 to 16.0from 0.60 to 0.64
Underweightfrom 16.0 to 18.5from 0.64 to 0.74
Normal (healthy weight)from 18.5 to 25from 0.74 to 1.0
Overweightfrom 25 to 30from 1.0 to 1.2
Obese Class I (Moderately obese)from 30 to 35from 1.2 to 1.4
Obese Class II (Severely obese)from 35 to 40from 1.4 to 1.6
Obese Class III (Very severely obese)over 40over 1.6

If your weight is in a healthy place, you really do not need to loose weight after all.

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