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Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by purwa
What is obesity that?
The definition of overweight or obesity varies how we view it but in general, obesity is excess body fat experienced by a person in chronic. In normal conditions, body fat serves as an energy reserve, regulator of body temperature, protection from trauma and other functions.
Ideally, the body of a woman consists of 25-30% fat whereas in men 18-23%. When body fat exceeds 30% in women and 25% in men then that person could be categorized overweight or obesity. How to calculate obesity is the most convenient way is to compare between the height (kg) with weight (m) or known as the Body Mass Index (BMI).
What are the risk factors associated with obesity?
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