Monday, March 3, 2014

Body Mass Index - Finding your healthy weight.


 
Body Mass Index

 




 

Finding a Healthy Weight:
  To find a healthy weight you need to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) which is today’s most common method to determine an individual’s weight class.

Are you currently within your Healthy weight standards?   According to recent studies 2 in every 3 American adults are over-weight or obese- this puts people at a greater  risk for a number of health threatening conditions which include:

Ø  Diabetes

Ø  Heart Disease

Ø  High Cholesterol

Ø  Stroke

Ø  High Blood Pressure

Ø  Gallbladder Disease

Ø  Arthritis

Ø  Many forms of Cancer

Ø  Chronic conditions: Chronic back and joint pain: hip, and knee

      Maintaining a healthy weight decreases risks of theses common health disorders.

Healthy weight:  How to get there from here?
·         Talk to your Primary Care Physician about ways to lose the extra weight. It may not be easy but it is possible to lose weight!
·         There are so many weight lose programs that can fit all life styles- Find what works best for you!!
·         While having an ultimate goal of a normal BMI is great; setting smaller goals of losing 5%, 10% of body weight (10-20 pounds) can make a huge difference in goals- Plus it’s a great motivation!!

Sources:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (n.d.) Aim for a Healthy Weight. Retrieved from

Centers for Disease Control Prevention. (2013, December 6). Body Mass Index. Retrieved from

Vertex 42 The Guide to Excel in Everything (n.d.) BMI Chart (Body Mass Index).
Retrieved February 2nd , 2014, from
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/bmi-chart.html

 

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