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Nutrition & Obesity: Add Your Title
Nutrition & Obesity: Add Your Title
Nutrition & Obesity: Add Your Title
Protein Water
1 6
Carbohydrates Minerals
2 Keywords 5
Fats 3 4 Vitamin
Nutrition types
Macronutrients or Mayor Nutrients, and Micronutrientstle
Overweight and obesity indicate a weight greater than what is healthy. Obesity
is a chronic condition defined by an excess amount of body fat. A certain
amount of body fat is necessary for storing energy, heat insulation, shock
absorption, and other functions. but in obesity person mass body fat exceeds
the body's needs.
Body mass index best defines obesity. A person's height and weight determines
his or her body mass index. Since BMI describes body weight relative to height,
there is a strong correlation with total body fat
Body mass index (BMI) equals a person's weight
in kilograms (kg) divided by the height in meters
(m) squared
health risks due to obesity
6 Heart attack
Insulin resistance (IR)
1
7 Cancer
8 Gallstones
4 High cholesterol
10 Osteoarthritis
Stroke
5
11 Sleep Apnea
Balance obesity
Common cause of obesity