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Obesity
results from the excessive accumulation of fat that
exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards
for age, sex and height. According to the National
Institute of Health (NIH), and increase of 20% or
more above your ideal body weight is the point at
which excess weight becomes a health risk.
Obesity becomes "morbid" when it reaches the point
of significantly increasing the risk of one or more
obesity- related health conditions (also known as
co-morbidities).
Researches over the last several years have shown
that Indian bodies and genetics are different from
their western counterparts. Indians suffer from
abdominal obesity compared to people in the west
whose bodies are uniformly obese. This is the first
time India has officially compiled its weight and
flab statistics to step up the fight against obesity
and its direct fallout diabetes. |
