PROHABA.CO – Obesity is the gateway to several diseases.
dr. Iswandi Darwis stated that there are 2 types of diseases, namely infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases.
Infectious diseases such as viral and bacterial infections.
While noncommunicable diseases, for example, are diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and stroke, but these diseases are more likely to lead to the degeneration process, the aging process, and even the process of eating food. wrong.
Obesity is the gateway to various diseases, one of which is diabetes.
This obesity can lead to heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease.
dr. Iswandi Darwis said most people underestimate obesity.
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The formula for obesity is a body mass index above 25, nutrition above 23 is said to be overweight.
Body mass index cannot be higher than 25 and cannot be lower than 18.
If the body mass index is below 18, it means that a person is thin, while a body mass index above 25 means fat.
dr. Iswandi Darwis stated that obesity or overweight consists of 2 types, namely fat all over the body and fat only in the stomach (central obesity).
If belly fat can be pinched, it means too much fat.
It can also be measured with a clothes tape measure, then measure the circumference of the stomach.
For men it cannot exceed 90 cm, while for women it cannot exceed 80 cm.
