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Obesity
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Americans are not only getting overweight but also extremely obese at an alarming rate. Obesity is attributed from multiple factors such as eating habit, life-style, genetic factors and others. People who are overweight or obese have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol or other lipid disorders, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers. Therefore, assessing your obesity risk is a first step necessary for guarding you from all the obesity-related diseases, particularly heart disease and diabetes. As mentioned, obesity is resultant from multiple factors, so there is no single absolute way to assess your obesity risk correctly. However, there are the federal guidelines to help you assess your obesity risk using three key indexes: Body Mass Index (BMI) , Waist Circumference, Risk Factors for Diseases and Conditions Associated with Obesity. This and following web pages are created for providing you only information about obesity, not medical advice or drug choice. |
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As discussed above, a healthy control of body weight may be beneficial to dealing with problems derived from obesity.
In practical and nutritional perspectives, there are a couple of things you can do.
* Practice a balanced and healthy diet (e.g., herb, fruits, vegetables, nuts ) with appropriate level of energy intake to your age (e.g., Diet, Calories, Activities ).
* Maintain your body weight and shape at healthy levels (e.g., check your BMI index) via doing a regular exercise (e.g., at least 15-30 min daily) appropriate to your health conditions.
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