27 Feb 2011

Weight Loss, Health Indicators

A healthy body, among others, characterized by the body's ability to maintain ideal weight. Ideal body weight is the weight which is in harmony with height according to the formula, then the results are adjusted to the standards set.

In adults, known as body mass index formula, namely body weight (BW) divided by height (meters) squared. While infants and toddlers can be measured by weighing, and then recorded in the Card Towards Healthy (KMS). Healthy child, the more they get older, gain weight. Read also :Obesity Causes Fifth Death in the World

"Children aged one year and over, each year will increase 2.5 kg body weight until they are 18 years old. Parents should be suspicious if two consecutive months of her son BB does not increase," said Dr.Idrus Jus'at, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences , Esa Unggul University, Jakarta.

In adults, body mass index (BMI) of normal is 18.5 to 24.9. BMI value of 25 considered overweight and 27 to the top classified overweight and obesity. Although widely used, but this BMI can not be a measuring tool for weight children and the bodybuilder who has a lot of muscle.

You need to be wary if the BMI reached 27. People who are overweight are more susceptible to various diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are some diseases associated with high BMI values, such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), stroke, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and so forth.

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