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Overweight and obesity
are different degrees of a condition in which there is excess accumulation of body fat sufficient to
endanger health.
Obesity can be measured by various means, including the body
mass index (BMI).
Healthy individuals have a BMI of between 18.5 and 25.
Being
overweight means having a BMI of 25–30.
Obese individuals (i.e. individuals with a BMI
above 30) have an especially high risk of developing health problems, and this risk increases dramatically
with increasing BMI.
What diseases are related?
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Hypertension
- Hypercholesterolemia
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Type 2 diabetes
- Back problems, osteoarthritis
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Arteriosclerosis, myocardial
infarction, stroke |
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