Many people consider obesity as an overweight. This is because the meaning of obesity and overweight are parallel to each other but yet they do not meet on any point. Obesity is a medical term which determines that the person has exceed overweight and is now obese, who is in a critical state of developing many fatal and long term diseases.

Obesity can be simply defined as an unwanted and unhealthy amount of body fats.

Today obesity has become a serious issue in public health. Nearly, 1 billion of people are categorized obese and the latest approximations are that 34 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 to 74 years are overweight, and an additional 27 percent are obese.

Though many weight loss tonics and medications are available but still obesity is increasing rapidly because of the negligence, poor diets, null physical exercise etc.

Are you obese?

There are many ways to measure the obesity. But, here are three different ways which are widely use to measure the obesity.

Body mass index (BMI):

Body Mass Index (BMI) is widely used measuring tool for obesity. It is also known as the standard method to measure the obesity. BMI calculates the obesity by the help of simple mathematical calculation which is weight divided by the height. Where, weight is in kilograms and height in the meter square i.e. weight in kilograms/ height in meter2. BMI of 25 to 29 results overweight and BMI result over 30 shows obese. Although BMI is widely used it also has some limitations. BMI results are not always 100% true and sometimes it also results wrong because it cannot distinguish between body fat and muscles.

Waist circumference:

Waist circumference is non-scientific and improper way to measure obesity. It especially measures the fat contents in the abdominal area. Obesity is harmful and is the source of different diseases because of its unwanted fats that disturbs the body function. But, fats around the abdomen are considered even worst and are very dangerous. Men are at increased risk if they have a waist measurement greater than 40 inches. Women are at increased risk if they have a waist measurement greater than 35 inches.

Waist to hip ratio:

This is the ratio of one’s waist circumference divided by one’s hip circumference. This ratio also reflects the hypothesis that carrying weight around the mid-section is particularly detrimental for people with a given BMI. A WHR that is greater than 1.0 is considered risky. For women, a WHR of 0.80 or less is considered safe, whereas a WHR of 0.90 for men is considered safe.

Your prescribed Medications:

If you are obese then consult your doctor because the medications prescribed by them are often seen helpful with some amazing results. With a successful medication program one can easily reduce 5 pounds of your weight within a month of his treatment. Loss of 10 to 15 percent of in the total weight is seen approximately in every individual who undergo medication prescribed by the doctors.

But, medication has also its limits. Great loss of weight can only be expected when they are taken as directed by doctors. Mean while physical exercise and balanced diet are also recommended because as the medication is discontinued abnormal gain of weight and fatty tissues are observe.

Medications are suggested by doctors when the BMI of the patient is found greater then 30 or of those people having BMI more then 27 who have other medical problems like: diabetes, high blood pressure etc. if not then rather then undergoing medication process its better to work out with your diets and physical exercises which can naturally help you to reduce your weight without any side effects.

5 easy way to maintain your health and body::

· Sleep well because your body needs rest. Don’t sleep at day time and don’t sleep more then 8 hours.

· Munch some balanced diet as directed by your doctors because they know the best. Stick with your routine and your directed diets.

· Increase your exercise a bit and give more time to your body. Keep in mind that you must be physically and psychologically strong so make your self strong and don’t feel hectic.

· Take a regular walk and engage yourself in different activities like: swimming, aerobic, yoga, jogging etc.

· Aim to loose 2 pounds a week. Put some physical exercise in your daily routine but not the hard one.

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