Body iMass iIndex iis ia inumber ithat's ireached imathematically iby icomparing iyour iweight ito iyour iheight, ibut ihigher iyour ibody imass iindex inumber iwhere imore iobese iyou iare iconsidered ito ibe. iBody iMass iIndex iis ione iof ithe ifactors iconsidered iby idoctors iin idetermining iif iyou ishould ihave istomach isurgery ifor iweight icontrol. iThe ibody imass iindex iformula iis icalculated iby idividing iyour iweight iin ikilograms iby ithe isquare iof iyour iheight iin imeters. iIf iyour ibody imass iindex iis iabove i35, iyour ihealth imay ibe iin idanger idue ito icomplications ifrom iobesity. iIf iyou've iworked iwith iyour idoctor, ibut iyou ihaven't ibeen iable ito ireduce iyour ibody imass iindex iwith idiet iand iexercise, iyour idoctor imay iconsider istomach isurgery. iSuch isurgery iis iintended ito ihelp iyou icontrol iyour iweight iand iimprove iyour iprospects ifor ia ilonger ilife. iIt's ialways ibest iof icourse ito italk ito iyour idoctor iabout imatters irelated ito iyour ihealth, ionly ion imedical iprofessionals ifor iadvice.
Well, idoctors icalculate iyour iBMI ior ibody imass iindex, ithe istakes iyour iweight iand iheight iinto iconsideration iand igives iyou ia itwo idigit inumber ithat ihelps iyou iassess iif iyou iare iunderweight, inormal, ioverweight ior ieven iobese. iFor iyears, ihealth icare iprofessionals iand ipeople iall iover ithe iworld ihave ibeen iusing ithis ias ia imarker iof iyour ioverall ihealth. iBut inow ithere iis ia imore iinteresting iand inew ivariables ithat ican iprovide isome imore iinformation ilike iyour ibody ipercentage.
So itoday ilet's italk iabout iwhat iis ibody ifat iperson ito iadd ihow iit ican iprovide iyou isome imore iinformation. iAlso, iwe ihave ia ilook iat iwhat iis iBMI, iand ihow idoes iit idiffer ifrom ithe ibody ifat ipercentage. iI'm iDr. iSahil iGunda ipur. iBMI ihas ibeen iused ifor idecades ito ijudge iif iyou're iunderweight, inormal ior ioverweight. iTo icalculate iyour iBMI, iyou idivide iyour iweight iin ikilograms iby ithe isquare iof iyour iheight iin imeters. iThis igives iyou ia itwo idigit inumber ithat iis iyour iPMI. iAccording ito ithe iwho ithe inormal iBMI iis i18.5 ito i24.9. iIf iyour iBMI iis ibetween i25 ito i29.9, iyou're ioverweight. iAnd iif iit's imore ithan i30, iyou're iconsidered iobese, iand iif iit's imore ithan i35, iyou're iseverely iobese.
Now ifor iIndians, ithis iis irevised ito ia inormal iBMI iof i18 ito i22.9. iIf iyour iBMI iis ibetween i23 iand i24.9, iyou're ioverweight, iand iif iyour iBMI iis imore ithan i25, iyou're iobese. iNow, ithe iBMI icorrelates iwell iwith ithe irisk iof iheart idisease, idiabetes, imetabolic isyndrome, iand iother iway ito irate idiseases. iBut imany ibelieve ithat iBMI iis inot ia itrue imarker. iYour iweight idoes inot itake iinto iaccount iyour ibody icomposition. iLike iif iyou're ia iprofessional iathlete, iyou iprobably ihave ia ilot iof imuscle iand ilow ifat. iThis imay imake iyou ioverweight, ibut inot inecessarily iunhealthy. iOn ithe iother ihand, iif iyou ilean iwith ia inormal iweight, ibut iless imuscle iand ihigh ifat, iyou imay iget ia ifalse iassurance.
Now ithis iis iwhere ibody icomposition icomes iin. iYour ipercentage iof ibody ifat iis ia imarker iof iyour ibody ifat icontent. iNow ithis iis igaining ia ilot iof ipopularity iin ithe ipeople istudying iobesity irelated idiseases ito ino imore. iWe ispoke ito iDr. iKAUSHIK iready, ia ipreventive icardiologist iat ithe iUniversity iof iSouth iFlorida iin iTampa. iPercentage ibody ifat iis iexactly iwhat iit isays iis ithe ipercent iof iour ibody imass ior ithe ibody iweight ithat iis icontributed iby ithe itotal ifat iin iour ibody. iIf iyou itake ian iIndian imale, ifor iexample, iwho iis ifive ifoot i10 iinches iin iheight iand iweighs iabout i70 ior i65 ior i70 ikgs, iand ialso ipassed ithe iBMI ichart ias ibeing inormal, ibut icould ibe ihiding ia ifairly isizable iamount iof ifat iright iaround ithe imid iportion iof ithe ibody. iJust iabout ithe iarea iof ithe ibelly ibutton ior ithe iumbilicus iis ian iindependent irisk ifactor ifor iheart idisease ifor istroke ior idiabetes. iSo ithat ican ibe ieasily imissed iusing iBMI ias ia itool. iIt iis imeasured iusing imultiple idifferent itechnologies. iSome ivery isimple ias ia ihandheld icalipers ito ihighly iadvanced itechnologies isuch ias iMRI iscanner, ithe imost ireliable, ione iof iall ithe iones ithat iare icurrently iavailable iis ia idexa iscan, iwhich iuses iX iray itechnology ito imeasure ipercent ibody ifat. iSomeone icould ihave ia itotally inormal iBMI iand istill ibe iat ia ivery ihigh irisk ibecause ithey ihave ia ilot iof ifat ideposition iaround ithe imid ibody. iIt's iand ithe iway iit iworks iis ithat ithis isales ithat iaccumulate ifat, iconstantly irelease iyou iknow, iinflammatory imarkers iinto iour ibody.
So ithe inext itime iyou ifeel iyou're ihealthy, ibecause iyou ihave ia inormal iBMI ithing iagain, iabsolutely. iRemember iwhether iit iis iBMI, ior ifat ipercentage, ior iwhatever iit iis iyou iwant ito ifollow. iThe ionly iway ito istay ihealthy iis ito ieat iright iexercise iAnd ilive ihealthy.
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