Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of fat. It is a cosmetic and medical problem. According to WHO data, 38% of adult people are overweight and 13% of them are obese. Indeed, it is a health problem of growing significance all over the world.
Are you obese?
There are two scales:
Body mass index (BMI)
It is calculated by doing your body weight (Kg) divided by your height (meter) squared.
BMI = Weight in Kg / Squared height in meters.
BMI weight status:
Below 18.5 kg/m2 -------------------- Underweight
18.5-25 kg/m2 ------------------------- Normal
25-30 kg/m2 -------------------------- Overweight
30 and higher -------------------------- Obesity
- 102 cm for men and,
- 88 cm for women is called central or visceral obesity.
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