Healthy weight for adults

Your risk of several diseases can increase either you weigh too much or too little. It is always a good idea to keep an eye on your weight just to make sure that you stay healthy.

 

Effect of weight on health

Whether you are overweight or obese, your risk of developing a whole range of health problems increases. These include conditions such as:

·         heart disease 

·         high blood pressure

·         asthma

·         fertility problems

·         type 2 diabetes 

·         osteoarthritis 

·         Cancer, etc.

On the other hand, being underweight is associated with conditions such as:

·         osteoporosis 

·         poor muscle strength

·         reduced immune function

·         heart problems

·         fertility problems

Keeping to a healthy weight can help you reduce your chance of developing these health related problems.

What does a healthy weight mean?

The most common way of measuring your healthy weight for your height is to calculate your body mass index or BMI which is used to estimate if you have a healthy weight for your height.

You can work out your BMI using the BMI calculator.

BMI is classified as follows.

·         Less than 18.5 = underweight

·         18.5–24.9 = healthy weight

·         25–29.9 = overweight

·         30– 39.9 = obese

·         Over 40 = morbidly obese

BMI is related to your risk of various diseases, i.e., if your BMI increases, risk of getting various diseases increases.

Along with benefits, BMI comes with a few limitations as well:

BMI is not always very accurate in certain groups of people or because of other factors

·         Children’s weight change as they grow

·         Having a lot of muscle.

·         Certain ethnic groups.

Body shape and waist circumference

Your fat storage body part indicates clearly risk to your health. For example, Storing fat around your abdomen is considered to be worse than storing it around your thighs and bottom.

Here’s how to measure your waist circumference properly.

·         While you’re standing, put a tape measure around your middle –usually about level with your belly button.

·         Make sure the tape measure is horizontal.

·         Don’t pull the tape snug in.

·         Breathe out and measure your waist.

Low risk of health problems

·         men = less than 94cm

·         women = less than 80cm (31 inches)

High risk of health problems due to weight

·         men = 94–102cm

·         women = 80–88cm (31.5–35 inches)

Very high risk of health problems

·         men = more than 102cm

·         more than 88cm

How to maintain a healthy weight

·         you gain weight if you take in more calories than you using it up

·         you lose weight if you use up more calories than you taking in

·         you'll maintain your weight if you keep your calories balanced by using and taking in calories at a definite rate.

Other factors are also taken into consideration: for instance, your genetic make, some medical conditions can also affect your weight.

Following points are worth thinking:

·         What you eat.

·         How much you eat.

·         How much activity you do.

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