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After 20 years, not only has the waist grown, but most people's weight has increased. Everyone thinks that their weight is just right. But is that really true? What is the difference between your happy weight and your healthy weight?1. How much weight is reasonable?
One thing most people know is that being overweight has no health benefits. But there are also opinions that being overweight is not necessarily bad for health. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported in 2013 that being overweight up to 30 pounds was less likely to die prematurely than people of normal weight.
However, later research has shown that our happy weight is not as healthy as we thought.
Decades of research have shown that obesity is a risk factor for many serious health problems. These extra pounds make you more likely to develop a range of diseases such as:
Diabetes High blood pressure Dementia Certain types of cancer
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For women, for example, just going up one dress size in any decade between their 20s and mid-50s makes them more likely to develop breast cancer after menopause.
Health problems associated with obesity, especially chronic diseases like diabetes, can have long-term effects on people. These are diseases you have to treat not only for a few months but for the rest of your life.
These illnesses will affect your health, finances and daily activities. You will have to spend more time going to the doctor's office and spend more money buying medicine. You will always have to try to manage your illness to feel better. The thing that is most at stake is the quality of life for you and your family.
Many of us have a hard time dealing with our weight. Most people are shocked when they step on the scale.
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2. How to determine standard weight
A person's body mass index (BMI) is calculated based on the person's height and weight. This is a good tool to help measure body fat and assess a person's likelihood of disease.
However, this indicator is not perfect. Because if a person has developed muscle, BMI may be above the normal value, but it does not mean that the person has a lot of body fat.
With older people and less muscle mass, BMI may not accurately measure body fat, often underestimated.
Therefore, BMI is only a tool to help predict the relationship between a person's weight and health.
A person's waist size can give a better overall picture of a person's health, especially those with developed muscles. The way to determine this index is also very simple, you just need to take a tape measure and place it around your waist, just above your navel.
The best waist size is:
≤ 35 inches (88.9 cm) for women. ≤ 40 inches (101.6 cm) for men. If your waist size exceeds that number, it's time to take some action to lose weight and reduce your waistline.
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3. What to do to have a healthy weight?
3.1. Forget your ideal weight
Some doctors don't even talk about ideal weight. The reason is that it often seems too difficult to achieve. In fact, even losing a small amount of weight makes you healthier.
Instead of focusing on that ideal weight, set a lower goal. A weight loss of 7 - 10% makes a huge impact on your metabolism. Once you've hit that goal, the next 10% can be achieved much more easily.
Small changes are more likely to become permanent and over time have a big impact on your health.
3.2. It's never too late
As we age, our muscle mass decreases. But you can increase muscle mass and lose body fat, even after you turn 80. Studies have clearly shown this, it's never too late to exercise and control your weight. chief.
When you do that you will also have better balance and stability, which helps prevent fractures.
To control weight and monitor health status, in addition to maintaining regular exercise and healthy diet, regular health checkups are also extremely important.
When you have regular health check-ups, you will be evaluated by the doctors on the overall indicators of your body, monitoring your health status. From there, the doctor will give advice to help you have the best health.
Currently, at Vinmec International General Hospital, through regular health check-ups, you will be accurately assessed your body's indicators, in addition, regular health checks also help you detect get sick early, save money, save time, and at the same time have a high cure rate. In addition, Vinmec International General Hospital also deploys a variety of general health check-up packages, suitable for the choice of many subjects, including:
Children's general health check-up package Health check-up package General health Standard General health checkup package Comprehensive General health checkup package Special VIP general health checkup package Diamond general health checkup package Customers can directly go to Vinmec Health system worldwide country to visit or contact the hotline here for support
Reference article source: webmd.com
