Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height?
It seems that we have entered the mortal threat of obesity. If you return to medical literature almost a quarter of a century when obesity was not executed, the descriptions are much more gloomy: “Obesity is Always tragic, and their dangers are terrifying. “However, not just obesity. Of the four million deaths attributed For excess body fat every year, almost 40 percent of victims are overweight, not obese. According to two famous Harvard studies, a weight gain of only 11 pounds (5 kg) from adulthood to medium age increase The risk of greater chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, the other face is that even modest weight loss can have important health benefits.
That is The optimal body mass index, commonly known as BMI? Larger studies in the United States and worldwide found that having an BMI of 20 to 25 is associated with the longest useful life. Put All the best studies available with the longest monitoring together, and that can be further reduced to a BMI from 20 to 22. That be Around 124 to 136 pounds (56 to 62 kg) for someone who has five feet and six (168 cm), as you can see below already 1:22 in my video What is the ideal BMI?.
Even within a “normal” BMI range, the risk of development Chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and various types of cancer, begin to rise to the upper end, as low as an BMI of 21. BMIs of 18.5 and 24.5 are considered within the “normal” Range, but an BMI of 24.5 may be associated with twice as a risk of heart disease compared to an BMI of 18.5.
Below 2:05 in me video is A diabetes and BMI risk chart among women. There is a difference five times in diabetes rates within the so -called ideal range with an BMI under 25 years.
As there are risk gradations within a normal BMI range, there is a spectrum within obesity. Class III obesity (BMI greater than 40) can be associated with the loss of a decade or more of life. In a BMI greater than 45, for example, a person standing at 5’6 ″ (168 cm) and with a weight of 280 pounds (127 kg), life expectancy can be reduced to that of a cigarette smoker.
However, “skeptics have argued that the consequences of the increase in obesity levels have been very exaggerated or not clear. “A” heterogeneous crew “,” obesity, skeptics are formed by a kaleidoscope of interest groups … included[ing] Feminists, queer theorists, libertarians, types of conspiracy of the extreme right and new ageistas. ” Nannies who simply want to avoid having fun plays well … “.
Unlike activists who organized To increase consciousness and eliminate AIDS epidemic, for example, some in the size acceptance movement seem to have the opposite objective and “have requested less public awareness and intervention with respect to obesity”, less treatment of the problem. I am in favor of the fight against stigma and discrimination: I have a complete section on the stigma of weight in my book How not to diet—But the adverse consequences for the health of obesity are an established scientific fact.
Can’t you be fat but fit? In a study of more than 600 centenarians, only about 1 percent of women and none of the men were obese. There does It seems to be a rare subgroup of individuals who are obese and do not suffer typical metabolic costs, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol. This Increases The possibility that there is such a thing as “benign obesity” or “metabolically healthy obesity.” However, it can only be a matter of time before risk factors develop. However, even if they do not, when they follow enough time, even “metabolically healthy obese adults” are with greater risk of diabetes, as well as increase Risk of fatty liver disease. They are Also with greater risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, and/or premature death, as shown below and 4:20.
In a nutshell? There is “The strong evidence that ‘healthy obesity’ is a myth.”
Many “fat activists” try minimize The risks of obesity, even as they can be among the “greatest victims” of the epidemic. “The leading activist of Acceptance of Fat Lynn Mcafee, who is director of Medical Defense of the Council of Discrimination of Size and Weight and participates in conferences of obesity and government panels on obesity,” he says: “” I am not particularly interested in what interested in [health] And God, I hate science … “.
If previous blog posts were lost in this series on obesity, see the publications related below.
The final video of this series is What is the ideal waist size?.
