What exactly is being obese or overweight? We all are perceptive intuitively that humans are becoming heavier, and there are numerous reasons. This is an issue that is plaguing most industrialized countries, and although this is all accurate, the way we measure obesity will go far in how we should treat the issue. Many of our solutions, of which an increasing number of governments are becoming drawn in by trying to legislate the matter away, are much to generalize to provide any actual benefit.
That isn't to say laws that limits or eliminates certain ingredients will not be a very good thing. Without doubt the elimination of Trans fats cannot be bad, as they are proven extremely harmful for health but offer no benefit except making food taste better and preserve longer. But technology has found methods around that, as a result eliminating the need for this damaging additive. And much of that is prompted because of legislation calling for the elimination of Tran's fats. That's to say, government becoming involved is not inevitably a bad thing provided it picks its battles.
And when too often government comes in to create sweeping transformations, they're usually based on sweeping data. That may begin with what is actually "overweight". Much of that comes from what we see on a weight scale, and the more sophisticated Body Mass Index, or BMI. This is calculated on age, weight and height, and it is possible to calculate yours by searching for an online calculator on Google.
But based on a commentary in Men's Health, when Lawrence Dallaglio, an England rugby world cup winner, was in his prime his BMI was at 31, placing him within the obese range. At the identical time, his body fat was a really low 11%. So if legislation was to target everyone with BMI greater than 30, they would be targeting the wrong guy, and there are numerous others within this grouping.
To break down overweight further, the problem lies in where it's located. The kind of fat that is associated with type 2 diabetes and heart problems is in fact visceral fat, the type that surrounds the organs. This will present itself in individuals with fat in the belly region. As a result if we were to put lower importance on BMI and more on where troublesome fat is in fact located, that should give us the best indicator for health issues.
So here's what a better measurement of health should be: forget about scales and make use of a tape measure. Calculate:
1. Chest. Measure the full circumference of the upper torso at the nipple area.
2. Waist. Measure the total circumference of the core along at the navel.
3. Hips. Measure the total circumference of the hip area passing over your hip bone.
Take those numbers and divide the waist number by the hip number. After that divide the waist number by the chest number. Your score is going to fall into one of three ranges:
Underweight 0.8-0.9
Good weight 0.9-1
Overweight 1+
The line of reasoning is weight by itself might well be a major indicator for an unhealthy condition, but not automatically. If we're thinking about our health, our major concern ought to be where our extra fat is located. This different way of measuring our weight is a far better indicator.
As they say, you can't find a solution to a problem if you can't identify the problem. Where our excess fat is located is vital. Read more about BMI in our article on calculating caloric intake. Also, metabolism plays a large part of reducing belly fat. Click here to find out more. Rich Carroll is a writer and health enthusiast living in Chicago.
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