This country is at war with
obesity and now men join their women in the fight, says Exante Diet. As the nation's struggle with obesity continues, there is a battle being won in homes around the UK. Motivated by recent findings that sons with
overweight fathers are six times more likely to be obese, more British men than ever are pushing themselves to fight their flab.
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Obesity
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Obesity results from the excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an increase in 20 percent or more above your ideal body weight is the point at which excess weight becomes a health risk.
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Overweight
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It is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9. Body weight comes from fat, muscle, bone, and body water.
It is important to remember that although BMI correlates with the amount of body fat, BMI does not directly measure body fat. As a result, some people, such as athletes, may have a BMI that identifies them as over their ideal body weight even though they do not have excess body fat.
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