What are the risks of unhealthy Body Fat?
What are the risks of an UnHealthy Range of Body Fat? • Heart Disease and Stroke – High Blood Pressure – High Blood Cholesterol – High Blood Triglycerides (blood fat) – Angina (chest Pain) Reducing your body weight by 10% can decrease your chance of developing heart disease. • Diabetes Overweight people are twice as likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. • Cancer – certain types • Sleep Apnea • Osteoarthritis • Gout • Gallbladder Disease How to measure Body Fat. Measuring Body Fat in your home. First let’s look at some basic terms you need to know: • Weight – refers to the total weight of the body including muscles, bones, fat, and water. • Overweight – this is body weight that exceeds the acceptable weight for a particular person. Acceptable weight is based on individual height and/or frame size. Standards for what determines an “acceptable weight” are based soley on population averages that can and do change overtime. These standards also vary with ethnicity and gender. If a person weigh
