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Fighting Obesity |
Content and medical facts written here is for informational and educational purpose only. I have tried to be as precise as i can to be appropriate with medical standards. If you accept these and Try to follow any of the advice given here they are to be taken only 'at your own risk' and consultation with your Dr. or Dietician or fitness trainers is required and suggested in ANY case.
Obesity is perhaps most prevalent form of malnutrition. Surprised!! Yes, medically both under nourishment and over nourishment are Malnourishment Ít spares none- children, adult, people from both developing and developed countries and both sexes suffers alike. Do you know obesity is key risk factor (= those factors which can produce disease when present for a particular period of exposure) in natural history of many chronic (dis. whose time course involves long period of time )and non communicable diseases (unlike infectious diseases like influenza, flu which are communicable )
Body Mass Index or BMI is the most scientific way to calculate the obesity index of any person. BMI gives the nutritional status of a person and classify them n term of under weighted, normal, overweight, mild, moderate or sever obesity. Many of us do not know our
nutritional status and don't know if we are healthy, obese, under-nourished or anorexic. There are young girls, models etc who in act of loosing weight become so under nourished get anorexic. On the other side there are person who might already bcome over weight but do not know this. Obesity is consider as major factor of there starts many health problems. under nourishment and over weight; both are Statesd which brings many disease. We all should know this fact that all that is slim is not healthy. There is a minimum wieght we have maintain to keep our body functions well tuned.
BMI values are age- independent and the same for both sexes.
BMI is calculated as follows : = weight ( in
Kg)/height2 (in meter square)
Obesity can produce-
Initially
hypertension (constant increase of Blood Pressure),
hyperlipidaemia (increase fat & cholestrol in blood),
glucose intolerance (Inability to maintain normal blood glucose which can cause increased blood glucose)
many decades later,
cornoary heart diseases (blockage of blood vessels supplying blood to heart leading to myocardial infarction, Angina i.e. chest pain etc.)
Renal Diseases gall bladder dis. etc
Greatly Increase
Moderately Increase
Slightly Increase
Diabetes
Coronary Heart Dis.
Cancer (Colon ,
endometrial, breast Ca. In post menopausal woman)
Gallbladder Dis.
Hypertension
Reproductive Hormone
abnormalities
Dyslipidaemia
osteoarthritis of knee
Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome, impaired fertility
Insulin Resistance
Hyper Uricimeia
Low Back Pain
Sleep Apnoea
Gout
Fetal defect with
maternal Obesity
BMI is index which is used to assess this nutritional status.
Here I have tried to give you broad concept on how to assess your BMI and easily know
your nutritional status. Here I will also try to give you in brief how BMI
is calculated and similar related things.
At present I am in process of
writing the short manual on how to assess your nutritional status and how to
loose weight with little effort without spending any money at home, in the
limited time of your busy professional and personal schedule.
This is the grading given by The
national Institute of health , USA and is used worldwide as scale of BMI and
obesity.
BMI | Classification |
18.5 - 24.9 | Normal |
25.0 - 29.9 | Overweight |
30.0 - 34.9 | Class I Obesity (Mild) |
35.0 - 39.9 | Class II Obesity (Moderate) |
> 40.0 | Extreme Obesity (Sever) |
Determining Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
The table below has already done the math and metric conversions. To use the table, find the appropriate height in the left-hand column. Move across the row to the given weight. The number at the top of the column is the BMI for that height and weight. Or, use our
BMI (kg/m2) |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
Height (in.) |
Weight (lb.) | |||||||||||||
58 | 91 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 119 | 124 | 129 | 134 | 138 | 143 | 167 | 191 |
59 | 94 | 99 | 104 | 109 | 114 | 119 | 124 | 128 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 173 | 198 |
60 | 97 | 102 | 107 | 112 | 118 | 123 | 128 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 179 | 204 |
61 | 100 | 106 | 111 | 116 | 122 | 127 | 132 | 137 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 158 | 185 | 211 |
62 | 104 | 109 | 115 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 136 | 142 | 147 | 153 | 158 | 164 | 191 | 218 |
63 | 107 | 113 | 118 | 124 | 130 | 135 | 141 | 146 | 152 | 158 | 163 | 169 | 197 | 225 |
64 | 110 | 116 | 122 | 128 | 134 | 140 | 145 | 151 | 157 | 163 | 169 | 174 | 204 | 232 |
65 | 114 | 120 | 126 | 132 | 138 | 144 | 150 | 156 | 162 | 168 | 174 | 180 | 210 | 240 |
66 | 118 | 124 | 130 | 136 | 142 | 148 | 155 | 161 | 167 | 173 | 179 | 186 | 216 | 247 |
67 | 121 | 127 | 134 | 140 | 146 | 153 | 159 | 166 | 172 | 178 | 185 | 191 | 223 | 255 |
68 | 125 | 131 | 138 | 144 | 151 | 158 | 164 | 171 | 177 | 184 | 190 | 197 | 230 | 262 |
69 | 128 | 135 | 142 | 149 | 155 | 162 | 169 | 176 | 182 | 189 | 196 | 203 | 236 | 270 |
70 | 132 | 139 | 146 | 153 | 160 | 167 | 174 | 181 | 188 | 195 | 202 | 207 | 243 | 278 |
71 | 136 | 143 | 150 | 157 | 165 | 172 | 179 | 186 | 193 | 200 | 208 | 215 | 250 | 286 |
72 | 140 | 147 | 154 | 162 | 169 | 177 | 184 | 191 | 199 | 206 | 213 | 221 | 258 | 294 |
73 | 144 | 151 | 159 | 166 | 174 | 182 | 189 | 197 | 204 | 212 | 219 | 227 | 265 | 302 |
74 | 148 | 155 | 163 | 171 | 179 | 186 | 194 | 202 | 210 | 218 | 225 | 233 | 272 | 311 |
75 | 152 | 160 | 168 | 176 | 184 | 192 | 200 | 208 | 216 | 224 | 232 | 240 | 279 | 319 |
76 | 156 | 164 | 172 | 180 | 189 | 197 | 205 | 213 | 221 | 230 | 238 | 246 | 287 | 328 |
Body weight in pounds according to height and body mass
index.
One Kilograms Equals 2.20 Pounds
One centimeter Equals 0.394
Inches
One Centimeter Equals 0.0328 Feets
One Inches Equals 0.0833 Feets
BMI => | 16.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 |
Thinness | Normal | Overweight | Obesity | |||||
Height (Cm) | Weight (Kg) | |||||||
140 | 31.4 | 33.3 | 36.2 | 39.2 | 43.1 | 49.0 | 58.8 | 78.4 |
142 | 32.3 | 34.3 | 37.3 | 40.3 | 44.4 | 50.4 | 60.5 | 80.7 |
144 | 33.2 | 35.3 | 38.4 | 41.5 | 45.6 | 51.8 | 62.2 | 82.9 |
146 | 34.1 | 36.2 | 39.4 | 42.6 | 46.9 | 53.3 | 63.9 | 85.3 |
148 | 35.0 | 37.2 | 40.5 | 43.8 | 48.2 | 54.8 | 65.7 | 87.6 |
150 | 36.0 | 38.2 | 41.6 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 56.3 | 67.5 | 90.0 |
152 | 37.0 | 39.3 | 42.7 | 46.2 | 50.8 | 57.8 | 69.3 | 92.4 |
154 | 37.9 | 40.3 | 43.9 | 47.4 | 52.2 | 59.3 | 71.1 | 94.9 |
156 | 38.9 | 41.4 | 45.0 | 48.7 | 53.5 | 60.8 | 73.0 | 97.3 |
158 | 39.9 | 42.4 | 46.2 | 49.9 | 54.9 | 62.4 | 74.9 | 99.9 |
160 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 47.4 | 51.2 | 56.3 | 64.0 | 76.8 | 102.4 |
162 | 42.0 | 44.6 | 48.3 | 52.5 | 57.7 | 65.6 | 78.7 | 105.0 |
164 | 43.0 | 45.7 | 49.8 | 53.8 | 59.2 | 67.2 | 80.7 | 107.6 |
166 | 44.1 | 46.8 | 51.0 | 55.1 | 60.6 | 68.9 | 82.7 | 110.2 |
168 | 45.2 | 48.0 | 52.2 | 56.4 | 62.1 | 70.6 | 84.7 | 112.9 |
170 | 46.2 | 49.1 | 53.5 | 57.8 | 63.6 | 72.3 | 86.7 | 115.6 |
172 | 47.3 | 50.3 | 54.7 | 59.2 | 65.1 | 74.0 | 88.8 | 118.3 |
174 | 48.4 | 61.5 | 56.0 | 60.6 | 66.6 | 75.7 | 90.8 | 121.1 |
176 | 49.6 | 52.7 | 57.3 | 62.0 | 68.1 | 77.4 | 92.9 | 123.9 |
178 | 50.7 | 53.9 | 58.6 | 63.4 | 69.7 | 79.2 | 95.0 | 126.7 |
180 | 51.9 | 55.1 | 59.9 | 64.8. | 71.3 | 81.0 | 97.2 | 129.6 |
182 | 53.0 | 56.3 | 61.3 | 66.2 | 72.9 | 82.8 | 99.4 | 132.5 |
184 | 54.2 | 57.6 | 62.6 | 67.7 | 74.5 | 84.6 | 101.6 | 135.5 |
186 | 55.5 | 58.8 | 64.0 | 69.2 | 76.1 | 86.5 | 103.8 | 138.4 |
188 | 56.6 | 60.1 | 65.4 | 70.7 | 77.8 | 88.4 | 106.0 | 141.4 |
190 | 57.8 | 61.4 | 66.8 | 72.2 | 79.4 | 90.3 | 108.3 | 144.4 |
Now, you will ask me what are the things which can make me obese?
These are called Risk factors for obesity. and they are
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO DEAL WITH OBEISTY ?
If you have sever (calss II ) or very sever (extreme obesity) obesity than I suggest you to consult your doctor or a dietician for advice, treatment and follow up. But people who are overweight or have mild obesity (Class I) can try out yourself to reduce weight by modification in their lifestyle, eating pattern.Eating behaviour
Person having proven medical disease like diabetes, cardiac disorders etc should not attamp this without medical supervision.
ExcercisePregnent and lactating mothers should not try to loose weight till their kid celebrates her/his first birthday. Note this