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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. |
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